to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
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.)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
to dye; to colour; to color
healthy; sound; wholesome
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
question; inquiry; enquiry
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
light music; popular music
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to