primary school; elementary school; grade school
excursion; field trip; school trip
since; henceforth; ever since
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
clicking; clopping; clacking
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
distant look; faraway look
February; second month of the lunar calendar
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
3rd day of the month; three days
to make oneself available (free)
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
one's stomach rumbles; one's stomach growls
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to get hungry; to become hungry
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
as expected; as predicted
bento; Japanese box lunch
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one