mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
results; record; grades; marks
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
enlightenment; great wisdom
consequence; outcome; result; blame
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
of course; certainly; naturally
guardian; protector; patron; parent
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
because of; owing to; due to
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
should; must; -able; probably; likely
don't you think?; indicates question
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
female friend; woman friend