bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
self-deprecating routine; self-deprecating joke
influencing (a person) for good
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to jar; to creak; to grate
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
locker room; changing room; dressing room
talking while standing; standing around talking
round shape; circle; circular form
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
front; frontage; facade; main
about; concerning; related to; -ish
student in a lower grade; underclassman
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to put into the mouth; to eat
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
through a (computer, etc.) screen
physical education; PE; gym (class)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to smile (at); to grin (at)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
have a good day; take care; see you
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard