simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
club activities; extracurricular activities
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
such; like that; that sort of; very
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
senior high school student
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
besides; in addition; also; moreover
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
leading; guiding; commanding
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to ask a question; to ask questions
pupil; student; schoolchild
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
urgency; exigency; emergency
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
prematurely gray hair; prematurely grey hair
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen