seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
had better ...; had better not ...
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
bonsai; miniature potted plant
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
pupil; student; schoolchild
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
last week; the week before
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
book; volume; this; present; main; head
relatively; comparatively
have a good day; take care; see you
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...