designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
department store; department
that day; the very same day
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
besides; in addition; also; moreover
educational institution; school; academy; campus
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
school rules; school regulations
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
combined junior high and high school
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
trend of the times; way things are going
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
monetary; financial; pecuniary
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to carry around; to carry on one's person
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to approach; to draw near
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
preference; priority; precedence
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
main cause; primary factor