homeroom; form room; form class
goodness; excellence; virtue
tall figure; high stature
suited figure; person in a suit
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to have a talk; to tell a story
ahead; before; the future
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consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
questionnaire; survey; poll
cooperation; collaboration
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
short distance; short range; short-haul
poo; poop; doo-doo; caca; whoopsie
splashing (water); splashing about; vigorously; generously (e.g. pouring sauce); greatly (using or making money)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather