while; even though; despite
looking or acting as if one owned the place
corridor; hallway; passageway
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
school building; schoolhouse
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
educational institution; educational facilities
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
right side; right-hand side
number one; first; best; most; game; round
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
how many people; a number of people
start of work; commencement; opening
school; school building; schoolhouse
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
honorific/polite/humble prefix
image; figure; figure; form; image
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
several people; a few people
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
stirring; slight movement