2nd day of the month; two days
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
long homeroom; occasional or periodic extra long registration class or assembly in a school (e.g. for activities not related to class work)
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
national; founded and run by the central government
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
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)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to watch steadily; to stare
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
while; during; while; although; all; both
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
student (esp. a university student)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
meaning; significance; sense
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common