cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to be able to manage somehow or other
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
metallic sound; metallic clank
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
much less; to say nothing of
immediately; right away; on the spot
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
whatever (the case may be)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
Critically Endangered (conservation status); CE
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
this and that; one thing or another
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
results; record; grades; marks
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being