(act of) writing on a blackboard
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to disappear; to cause to disappear; to get rid of; (of time) to pass; to while away
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
serious; not joking; straight
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
measure; measuring tape; measuring
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
short distance; short range; short-haul
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
like that; that way; thus
to be silent; to say nothing
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
after school (at the end of the day)
club activities; extracurricular activities
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque