goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
care; precaution; guarding; caution
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
good family; better-class home
simply; merely; only; solely
rich person; wealthy person
to collect; to assemble; to gather
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
failure; mistake; blunder
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
row of teeth; set of teeth; dentition
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to like; to love; to be fond of
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
when it becomes; when it comes to
library (usu. single-room); small library
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)