to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
proposal; proposition; suggestion
choices; alternatives; options
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
determination; resolution
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
else; in addition; besides
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
winter vacation; winter holidays
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
news of someone's death; obituary
to pass (of time); to elapse
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
master inventor; king of inventors (e.g. Edison)
Einstein; Einstein, Albert (1879-1955; German-born theoretical physicist)
leaving school during a term
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)