nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
homeroom; form room; form class
overseas student; exchange student
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
in name only; titular; nominal
succession struggle; succession race
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
opposite side; opposition
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
such; like that; in that way