long (time that has passed); old (story)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
single word; a few words; brief comment
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
application; request; petition
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
surname; family name; last name
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
don't you think?; indicates question
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
at least; at most; (even) just
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
objection; dissent; protest
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of