gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
... years old; age (of) ...
first year of high school; first-year high school student
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
higher education; tertiary education
former residence status in Japan for foreign students in Japanese language schools and vocational schools (abolished in 2010)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
student (esp. a university student)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
to become empty; to be emptied
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
myself; yourself; I; me; you
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to use a calculator; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
antiquity; the previous era
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence