moment; brief space of time
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
hard education; hard training; Spartan education
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
audiovisual; adult video; porn video; pornographic video
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to be free; to be available
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
Spartan; spartan; harsh; rigid; severe; strict
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
personal grudge; personal enmity
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
strong defense; strong defence
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
6th day of the month; six days
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?