preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to leave (a scene); to step away
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to have a talk; to tell a story
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
adviser; advisor; consultant
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
that; the matter in question
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
that is to say; so that means
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin