time; season; period; phase; stage
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to hand over; to surrender
the other day; lately; recently
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
same crime; being equally guilty
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
specialist journal; specialized magazine; specialised magazine
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
scuba; self-contained under-water breathing apparatus
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
unknown; obscure; insignificant
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf