almost; roughly; approximately
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
in comparison to; rather than
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
attendance (at school); going to school
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
second-year student; biennial
sharing; division; draw; tie
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
leader of a charge; first to arrive
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
one by one; one after another; successively
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
though; notwithstanding; although
no matter how much time passes
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)