area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
speech; expression; wording; language
superior; superiors; senior
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
manners; behavior; behaviour
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
inscrutable; incomprehensible
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
like water off a duck's back; (lit.) water on a frog's face
running errands; errand boy; errand girl
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
letter; missive; note; mail
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
pigtails; two plaits hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits hanging down one's back; queue
to tie; to link; to connect; to correlate
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
discipline; training; teaching manners
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous