(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
nothing but; except; no more than
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
quiz; short test; mini test
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
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
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
winter; wintertime; winter term
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
homecoming; returning home
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
January; first month of the lunar calendar
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least