today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
after that; afterwards; thereafter
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
call; summons; convening; convocation
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
naturally; of course; understandably
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
summer vacation; summer holiday
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black