firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
last week; the week before
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
chair; stool; post; office; position
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
relatively; comparatively
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to tumble down; to roll down
place; situation; position; location
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby