metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
name; given name; first name
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
that; the matter in question
regular (periodic) examination
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
school of one's (first, second) choice
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
question; inquiry; enquiry
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
future (usually near); prospects
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; one brick short of a full load
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
time; season; period; phase; stage
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
school(s) with flexible, child-centred curricula
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to feel; to sense; to experience
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
results; record; grades; marks
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane