at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to discuss; to talk together
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
brand-new article; new item
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
long homeroom; occasional or periodic extra long registration class or assembly in a school (e.g. for activities not related to class work)
much less; to say nothing of
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
comparatively; relatively
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
short homeroom (at the beginning and end of the school day)