evening; night; nighttime
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
relatively; comparatively
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
second marriage; remarriage
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
close; intimate; on good terms
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to call out; to ask someone to come
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning