to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
after school (at the end of the day)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
intelligence gathering; information gathering
study; diligence; discount; reduction
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
stealthily; secretly; in secret
commuting to school; school commute
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
being a fan of; being a supporter of; pushing for; one's favourite (member of an idol group, character in an anime, player in a team, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
place; situation; position; location
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
difficult to ...; hard to ...
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
coincident with; while; simultaneously
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
school rules; school regulations
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
tips of one's hair; hair ends