behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
private school; non-government school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
primary school; elementary school; grade school
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
appointment; rendezvous; date
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
hostility; animosity; enmity
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
considerably; greatly; a lot