to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
game arcade; video arcade
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
future (usually near); prospects
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
summer vacation; summer holiday
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
study; diligence; discount; reduction
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
after school (at the end of the day)
library (usu. single-room); small library
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?