first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
stupid idiot; total moron
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
general; popular; common; typical
class; heading; group; category
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
anodized aluminum; anodised aluminium
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
secret base; hideout; hidden position
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...