state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
besides; in addition; also; moreover
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
surname; family name; last name
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
suffix for familiar person
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
large number (of); many; majority
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
100 percent; completely; fully
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
physical education; PE; gym (class)
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate