important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
silence (not speaking); muteness
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
and yet; though; when; in spite of
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
sharp sighted; easily awakened
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
comparatively; relatively
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
living by oneself; living alone
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
club activities; extracurricular activities
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
presence (impressive quality)
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like