to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to begin; to set about; to start
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
complete; whole; perfect; safe
reality; actuality; hard fact
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
river; stream; River; the ... river
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
reopening; resumption; restarting
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
history of Japan; Japanese history