firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
new student; freshman; first-year student
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
excursion; field trip; school trip
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
old age; old person; the old; the aged
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
don't worry about it; forget about it
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
fixed date; appointed day
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
medicine for reducing fever; antifebrile; antipyretic; febrifuge
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange