house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
preparation; arrangements
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
older sister; elder sister
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
school of one's (first, second) choice
passing mark (examination); passing grade
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
living; lifestyle; living room
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
good humour (humor); good mood
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
television program; TV program
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
variety show (e.g. on TV)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
how; in what way; how about
such ... as; or some such