return of something; repayment
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
feeling keenly; fully realizing
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to correct oneself; to restate
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
wicked thought; wicked mind
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to get between; to be caught in
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
(find) common (meeting) ground
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show
threatening letter; intimidating letter
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation