lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
like that; that way; thus
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
evening meal; dinner; supper
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
one day; (on) a certain day
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
no, not like that (but like this)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
single word; a few words; brief comment
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
senior high school; high school