(private) part-time school for that prepares students for entrance examinations; cram school; prep school
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to call each other; to call out to one another
surname; family name; last name
on reading; on'yomi; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
your name; one's good name; one's good reputation
refusing visitors (esp. in a hospital); not allowing visitors
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
registering (a marriage, etc.) in the family register
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
(dried) paint coating; (layer of) paint
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene