repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
enterprise; business; company; corporation
training (esp. in-service); induction course
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
world-class; (of) high global reputation
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
in the face of; in defiance of
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
declaration; proclamation; announcement
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
vibrator; vibe; feeling; vibes; vibraphone; vibration
retreating figure; appearance from behind
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday