(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
major subject; special study
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
the staff; inside the department
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
interest (in something); enthusiasm
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
serious look (on one's face); straight face
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
hostility; antagonism; opposition
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
not worth considering; out of the question
personal feelings; self-interest
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...