home area; home town; local
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
neighboring prefectures; nearby prefectures
distant place; faraway location; far away
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
being fully equipped; being fully furnished; complete
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
transfer student; student changing schools
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
ratio; proportion; percentage
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may