unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
height (of a person); stature
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
not caring; not giving a damn
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
Wuhuan (proto-Mongolic nomadic people)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform top; sweatsuit; tracksuit; Jersey (cattle)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
Japan's best; number one in Japan
rival; competitor; competition
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case