school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
common use; communal use; sharing
fluent (in a language); flowing
heaps of corpses all around
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
history of Japan; Japanese history
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
copier; copy machine; photocopier
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event