rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
means; way; method; measure
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to order; to command; to appoint
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
opening ceremony (of the school term)
8th day of the month; eight days
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
10th day of the month; ten days
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
5th day of the month; five days
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to say no more; to sink into silence
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
(not) even once; (not) ever
attendance (at school); going to school
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind