thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
results; record; grades; marks
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
club activities; extracurricular activities
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be conspicuous; to stand out
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
attendance (at school); going to school
almost; roughly; approximately
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
inside one's heart; in one's mind
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
correction; revision; amendment
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
observation; survey; watching
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
important person; strategic person; key figure
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
single word; a few words; brief comment
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
that day; the very same day
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to happen to meet; to come across