astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
-less; lacking; non-existing
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
commerce; trade; business
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
summer vacation; summer holiday
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
main principle; gist; general plan; guidelines; outline
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
instant; moment; for an instant
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
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
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to have a talk; to tell a story
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
within; inside of; less than
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat