dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
striking; remarkable; considerable
bing-bong bang-bong (Big Ben chimes, used as a bell in Japanese schools)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
offense and defense; offence and defence
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to shake one's head (in denial)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
frizz; short tufts springing up from hair surface here and there; kink; idiot hair
to apologize; to apologise
memory; sense; experience
to have an uneasy conscience
one's mental make-up (structure)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
stairs; stairway; staircase
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to finish reading; to read through