Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
opening ceremony (of the school term)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
admonitory speech (e.g. to students); words of admonition
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to engage in lively conversation
summer vacation; summer holidays
that said; that being said
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
proprietress-to-be of a Japanese inn or restaurant
young master; young gentleman
to mistakenly say; to misspeak; to misstate (the facts); to make a slip of the tongue
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
(clenched) fist; knuckles
word not allowed to be broadcast (on TV or radio); word prohibited on TV and radio; unbroadcastable word
during vacation; during the holidays; during one's break; (temporarily) closed; on break
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliché
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
existence; being; life; survival
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
another; different; something else
death march; death march (in software development); crunch
basic technology; generic technology
all present; all concerned; all of us
to break the silence; to break one's silence
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
default; default (setting)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization