hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
amusement (recreational) facilities
bad influence; negative influence
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
attendance (at school); going to school
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to face on; to look out on to
school building; schoolhouse
sports ground; sports oval
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
tone (of voice); manner of talking
club activities; extracurricular activities
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
soccer club (at a school); football club
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
recommendation; endorsement
had better ...; had better not ...
school record (on a student); transcript (of grades); confidential report
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series