dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
incidental (collateral) condition
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
keeping things tidy and in order
human kindness; human weakness
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
more than usual (usu. time)
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
student in a lower grade; underclassman
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
centre of attention; center of attention
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
television program; TV program
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to become vulgar; to coarsen
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
being a good listener; good listener
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
temporary absence from school
cover story (in a magazine); cover article
circulation; dissemination
otherwise; or else; if not
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to