study guide (to supplement a textbook); crib; key
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
etc.; et cetera; and so on
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
attendance; presence; appearance
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
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)
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
around the clock; day and night
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
good policy; wise policy; best plan
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
far sight and deep design
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
staff member; employee; worker; personnel