is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
while; during; while; although; all; both
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
king; monarch; ruler; champion
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
fried prawns; fried shrimp
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass