taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
pupil; student; schoolchild
arbitration; intercession; mediation
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
professor; teaching; instruction
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
familiar spirit; familiar
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
as expected; as predicted
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to be sooty; to be stained
that; the matter in question
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
a little bit; a little while
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
without; but if; otherwise; or else
old body; aged person; elderly person
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
being out of office; lacking a title
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
whispered conversation; whispering
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
about; concerning; related to; -ish
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee