third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
continuing one's education into university
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
early to bed early to rise
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
limp; listless; enervated; flaccid; wilting; soft
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
last night; yesterday evening
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
keeping things tidy and in order
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney