easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
summer vacation; summer holiday
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
boy; son; baby boy; young man
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right