preference; priority; precedence
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
desperately; for one's dear life
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
the other day; lately; recently
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
(someone else's) child; child; kid
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
to draw back; to leave (the area)
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
to move (house); to change residence
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
rehearsal; rehabilitation
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
wind music; wind instrument music
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with