to ride past; to miss one's stop (train, bus, etc.)
nice; good; well-executed
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
all-nighter; staying up all night
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
preservation; retainment; keeping
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
more than usual (usu. time)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
fine weather; fair weather
English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test)
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
film studies; cinema studies
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
club activities; extracurricular activities
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
weather; fair weather; fine weather
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
club activities; extracurricular activities
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
holding two or more positions concurrently
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (on TV, social media, etc.); face reveal
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
shoulder pad; shoulder reinforcement; epaulet; cloak worn in bed
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness