understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
ago; since; before; previous
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to happen to meet; to come across
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to make an appearance; to show up
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
tall figure; high stature
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
schoolgirl; female student
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
time; season; period; phase; stage
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down