prohibition; inhibition; ban
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
memory; sense; experience
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
feeling; sense; impression
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
until now; so far; up to the present
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
intelligence quotient; IQ
rising; ascending; climbing
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
that's a different matter; that's a different story
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
homeroom; form room; form class
number one; first; best; most; game; round
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post