even so; anyhow; at any rate
stairs; stairway; staircase
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
resignation; acceptance; consolation
it seems so; that's what it looks like
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
senior high school student
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm; inexperience; naivety; greenness
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
in the morning; during the morning
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
because; as; since; so; due to
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
bento; Japanese box lunch
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
it's been a long time; long time no see
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
postcard; memo; note; card