prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
application; request; petition
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
almost every day; almost daily
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
bento; Japanese box lunch
together with; same; both; all; including ...
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
homeroom; form room; form class
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to make over (clothing); to have altered; to renovate
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
message; informative matter
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
coincident with; while; simultaneously
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation