(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
settlement; solution; resolution
how; in what way; how about
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
pupil; student; schoolchild
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
student (esp. a university student)
school building; schoolhouse
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
training; drill; practice; discipline
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
after school (at the end of the day)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
practising martial arts; training in martial arts
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
to be found; to be discovered
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
complete stranger; total stranger
had better ...; had better not ...
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
interval; break; pause; spare moment
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
it is not (like that) either
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to reason; to sum up; to conclude