bell signalling that work, class, etc. has formally begun
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
guardian; protector; patron; parent
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
comic books; comics; comic; comical
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to break a dam; to burst out
to overflow from something full
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
nasal discharge; nasal mucus; snot; booger; bogey
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
to push away; to push aside; to shove
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
picture for coloring in (colouring)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
handrail; railing; banister
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
absence; disregard; indifference
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
clanging; empty; deserted
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head