to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
new student; freshman; first-year student
closing of a school; closed school
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
club activities; extracurricular activities
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
another thing; exception; special case
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
height of; middle of; full bloom
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
low dining table; tea table