seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
almost; roughly; approximately
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
club activities; extracurricular activities
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to speak; to hear a voice
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
bento; Japanese box lunch
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
planning; project; plan; design
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash