positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
Franken (Germany); Vranken
you could say; you might say; verging on the
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to stretch (unbend) oneself
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
older sister; lass; young lady
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
to gain fame; to make one's name
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
with a broad grin; smirking
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
than; other than; except; but
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)