junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
family; members of a family
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
returning from school; going home from school
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
summer vacation; summer holiday
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
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
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
please; somehow or other; one way or another
I see; that's right; indeed
revision; amendment; alteration
employment (long term); hire
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
at work; in the midst of work; working
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by