serious look (on one's face); straight face
matter to be checked or investigated
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
that is to say; so that means
technical book; specialized book; treatise
modern version; modern edition; updated, contemporary edition
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
discovery; detection; finding
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
such; like that; that sort of; very
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
nothing but; none other than
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
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.)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
homeroom; form room; form class