to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
homeroom; form room; form class
after that; afterwards; thereafter
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
to detain; to check; to restrain
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
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)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
whispering; murmuring; subdued
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
adds force or indicates command
busy; having no (free) time
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
a Buddha; deceased person
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
decision; determination; resolution
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...