(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
university student; college student
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to become better; to improve
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
locker room; changing room; dressing room
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to apologize; to apologise
episode; anecdote; vignette
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
under control (e.g. of territory)
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)