to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to become fraught with emotion
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
self-consciousness; self-awareness
if you think about it; come to think of it
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
don't you think?; indicates question
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
just because; even if; even though
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)