depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
this world; this life; world of the living
there is no God!; it's a cruel world; (lit.) there is no god or Buddha
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
while; even though; despite
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
homeroom; form room; form class
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
door; gate; opening; title page
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
exclamation mark; exclamation point
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
attendance (at school); going to school
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
image; figure; figure; form; image
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
attendance; presence; appearance