anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
side gate; side door; service entrance
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to speak; to hear a voice
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be plump; to be chubby
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
school building; schoolhouse
physical education; PE; gym (class)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
opening ceremony (of the school term)
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
nice and warm day; balmy weather
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy; careless; noncommittal