harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
important matter; necessary thing; requirement
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
results; record; grades; marks
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
another school; other schools
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
that's the way it is; such is life
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet