the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
clearing one's throat; cough
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
opposite; reverse; contrary
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to be able to manage somehow or another
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
breath; breathing; tone; mood
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
after school (at the end of the day)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
almost; roughly; approximately
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate