I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
now; the present time; just now; another; more
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
rather; better; instead; if anything
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to run down (stairs, etc.)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
stairs; stairway; staircase
to cease; to stop; to be over
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
pupil; student; schoolchild
some people; a few people; several people
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
after school (at the end of the day)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK