to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
regret; repentance; remorse
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
serious; not joking; straight
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
life; living; I; me; student
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
in that way; thus; so; so?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely