wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
after school (at the end of the day)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
whispering; murmuring; subdued
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to make merry; to be festive
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
preface; introduction; preamble