as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
best regards; please take care of; please do
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
soccer club (at a school); football club
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
short skirt for playing tennis, etc.; skort; shorts with an attached skirt-like flap
kyūdō; kyudo; Japanese archery
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
distant look; faraway look
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to push aside; to brush aside
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
towards the ground; with respect to the ground; ground (speed, attack, etc.)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
smooth (i.e. without problems)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin