funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to turn towards; to point
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
passing mark (examination); passing grade
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
test of one's strength; test of one's ability
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
one's family; family member
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
number one; first; best; most; game; round
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
enrolling at a cram school
life; living; I; me; student
to be conspicuous; to stand out
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist