language study; language learning
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; HR; heart rate
official business; public business
library; book series; library (software, modules, images, etc.)
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
(right at the) side; just beside
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
silence; stillness; quietness
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
still (continuing); as ever; further
right behind; just behind; directly behind
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to be dampened (of one's enthusiasm, enjoyment, etc.); to be reduced; to be weakened; to be spoiled
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
classmate; friend in the same class
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
(powder) puff; puffed cereal
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
true friend; close friend
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
bridge pier; pontoon bridge
pure heart; naivete; innocence
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance