key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
attendance (at school); going to school
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
school admission category
school song; college song; school anthem
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
dot; point; tip; gratuity; a little; paltry
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
third-year student; third-year pupil
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
telephone number; phone number
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
light music; popular music
association of like-minded people
promotion; raising of status
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
last night; yesterday evening