room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
future (usually near); prospects
(medical) doctor; physician
bright person; talented student; prodigy
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
slightly early; just before
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
this and that; one thing or another
dressed bread; bread to which something has been added (sandwich, pirogi, etc.); stuffed bread (rolls, buns, etc.)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to approach; to draw near
two times; twice; two degrees
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
difficult to ...; hard to ...
and; AND (Boolean operator)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
leavening agent (e.g. yeast)
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go