eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to change completely; to change suddenly
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
way of speaking; intimation
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
in that way; thus; so; so?
authority; power; influence
meaning; significance; sense
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
the same generation; coeval
two persons; two people; pair; couple
talking while standing; standing around talking
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
dispersing; breaking up; running away
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
commuting to school; school commute
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
difficult to ...; hard to ...