please (give me); please (do for me)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
conviction; belief; confidence
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
after school (at the end of the day)
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
one day; (on) a certain day
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to face; to go towards; to head towards
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
place for relaxation and refreshment