homeroom; form room; form class
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
(committee) chairman; president
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
senior high school student
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
letter; missive; note; mail
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
100,000; hundred thousand
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
just because; even if; even though
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
long; drawn-out; very long
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
patient; unhurried; leisurely
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards