to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
minimum; at the very least
review (of learned material); revision
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
in the same way as; just like
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
private tutor; coach; governess
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
family; members of a family
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
difficult to ...; hard to ...
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say