half-holiday; sixth round (in a game of 12 rounds)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
preparations for returning (home)
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
bento; Japanese box lunch
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
very important person; super star; super big shot
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
admiration; being impressed (by)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
giant tsunami; giant tidal wave
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
straightforwardly; being outspoken
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
tradition; legend; folklore
had better ...; had better not ...
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
student in a higher grade; upperclassman