before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
(phenotypic) trait; (hereditary) character; allele
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to care for someone; to look after someone
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to be propagated
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
bento; Japanese box lunch
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
forcibly; by force; against one's will
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
transfer student; student changing schools
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
scattered; separated; dispersed
at the window; by the window; next to the window