to mistake (A for B); to misread
bento; Japanese box lunch
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
sense of relief; feeling of relief
long time; long interval; for quite some time
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
how; in what way; by what means
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
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
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
spread; span; expanse; extent
screen name; username; handle
someone; a certain person
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
pardon me for leaving (first)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
somewhat dangerous; rather risky; a bit dicey; rather amazing; quite good; pretty cool
patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser