interview; oral examination
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
contradiction; inconsistency
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
literally; to the letter; literal
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to invite in; to show someone in
pupil; student; schoolchild
behind; in the rear; in back
very much; exceedingly; extremely
being lost in deep thought
only extant copy; only existing copy
homeroom; form room; form class
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
way of reciting; way of telling a story
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
secret; private; surreptitious
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to refuse; to decline; to deny
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
interference; intervention; meddling
to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on
to spend time (on doing something)
plump; with a thud; heavily
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve