weekend; Saturday and Sunday
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
to take back; to recapture
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
principal of a private school
close; intimate; on good terms
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
secret intelligence; underground information; confidential information; inside information
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
cram school; private tutoring school
and yet; though; when; in spite of
leaving school during a term
junior high school graduate; middle school graduate
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
to spit out; to eject; to dump