this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in one's own way or style
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
if you think about it; come to think of it
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
senior high school; high school
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
locker room; changing room; dressing room
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake