to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
rather; sooner; preferably
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to collect; to assemble; to gather
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
orphan; person without friends
class-A; A class; A grade
society; public; community; social studies
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
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
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)