outward appearance; apparent
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
until now; so far; up to the present
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be silent; to say nothing
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
site; point on a map; spot
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
strongish; somewhat strong
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
society; public; community; social studies
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
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)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question