attendance (at school); going to school
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be needed; to be wanted
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
official business; public business
start of work; commencement; opening
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
student in a lower grade; underclassman
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
school bag; school satchel
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
corridor; hallway; passageway
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery