Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
murder; killing; murderer
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
trivial; not amounting to much
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to grow up; to become an adult
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to rain incessantly; to downpour
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
raw materials; ingredients
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
the other day; a few days ago
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
student (esp. a university student)
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course