middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
school building; schoolhouse
management task; management function
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
serious; severe; grave; acute
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
danger; peril; hazard; risk
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
calamity; disaster; accident
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
here and there; everywhere
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to blow out; to spout out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
non-inflammability; incombustibility
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
emergency; extraordinary; unusual