strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
very young; little; childish; immature
to speak; to hear a voice
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
how many years; how long; what year
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
because of; owing to; due to
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to some extent; to a certain extent
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
cooking; food preparation
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said