counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to be worried; to be troubled
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
bing-bong bang-bong (Big Ben chimes, used as a bell in Japanese schools)
assembly at the end of the day (at a company or school, etc.)
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
preparations for returning (home)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
when; how soon; how long until
schoolgirl; female student
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)