head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
such; like that; that sort of; very
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
one thin flat object; one sheet
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to feel a chill run down one's spine
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
to say; to be called; to do
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
such ... as; or some such
welcome!; nice to see you!
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly