a few years ago; some years back
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
dead person; deceased person
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
junior high school student; middle school pupil
living by oneself; living alone
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
just one person; only one
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
no way to do; nothing can be done
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
special lecturer; guest lecturer
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
pupil; student; schoolchild
to boil strongly; to be excited
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled