occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
home area; home town; local
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
another school; other schools
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to become better; to improve
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
everything; anything; nothing
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
truancy; absence without leave
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
to need; to call for; to require
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to go past; to pass; to pass by
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
many; much; plenty; hardly
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
ramble; saunter; walk; wander; stroll
very young; little; childish; immature