pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
continuing one's education into high school
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
principle of laissez-faire
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to have a rumor circulating
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
how long; how much; to what extent
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
some time ago; the other day; at some time or other; once
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
the place for; the time for; the level of
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
complete change; about-face
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
one end; an end; part; fragment
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names