textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
pleasant feeling; good vibes
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
collared; having a collar; (appearance of) one's collar when wearing multiple kimonos; (arch.) (financial) circumstances; (arch.) lifestyle
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
choices; alternatives; options
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
shady; underhanded; questionable
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
shopping; purchased goods
no!; no no!; no, not at all
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends