clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
bishop wood (Bischofia javanica); barked tree; red tree
society for the study of manga; manga club
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
contemplation; meditation
new members (e.g. club); new students; freshman; event to welcome new students, club members, etc. (e.g. welcome party)
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
communication skills; communication ability
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
inhuman person; fiend; beast; brute
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
severe; strict; tough; hard
elementary, junior high and high school
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
to bring back; to restore