mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
protest; refutation; pleading
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
graduation ceremony; commencement
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
with a start; with a jump
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
new student; freshman; first-year student
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
other side; opposite side; other party
agreement; rule; arrangement; decision
quarrel; trouble; dispute
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly