just the other day; quite recently
opening ceremony (of the school term)
singing or chanting in unison
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
scolding; telling-off; talking-to; dressing-down
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
surname; family name; last name
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
very likely; very probable
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
field overseer; site foreman
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
first meeting; first interview with
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
right beside; close to; nearby
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer