pardon me for leaving (first)
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
after school (at the end of the day)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
of course; certainly; naturally
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use