leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
world history; international history
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
student guidance; student counseling
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
intensification; aggravation
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)