wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
surely; certainly; without doubt
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
sixth month of the lunar calendar (approx. July); June; sixth month of Gregorian calendar; triangles of sweet rice jelly topped with adzuki beans (eaten in the sixth month)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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 say; to speak; to tell; to talk
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
private (non-governmental) school (college, university)