to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
mountain in early spring; mountain that has the appearance of spring
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
principal of a private school
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
school of one's (first, second) choice
standard; set; routine; decided
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
made-to-order (esp. clothing); custom-made; tailor-made; bespoke
800,000; eight hundred thousand
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to abridge; to shorten; to economize
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
moneymaking; earning money
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
these guys; these fellows
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly