and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
transfer student; student changing schools
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
name; given name; first name
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
cheongsam; qipao; mandarin dress
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
woman; female; feminine gender
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
not caring; not giving a damn