true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
senior high school student
pupil; student; schoolchild
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
hundred points; perfect mark
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
how; in what way; by what means
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to jump at; to be attracted by
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
never mind!; don't worry about it
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit