physical education; PE; gym (class)
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
not necessarily so; is not always true
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
in spite of; regardless of
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
cruelty; hard-heartedness
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
difficult to ...; hard to ...
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
standard gojūon syllabary order (aiueo, etc.)
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
student number (for seating, etc. in class)
because of; owing to; due to
elective subject or course
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
dealing with; coping with
doing whatever one pleases
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
almost; roughly; approximately
class; heading; group; category
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again