next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
perfect; complete; flawless
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
after school (at the end of the day)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
have a good day; take care; see you
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
great difference; major mistake
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
manly; masculine; like a man
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)