recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
speaking voice; talking voice
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
same; similar; (just) like; equal
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
second day of the month; two days
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
line; queue; procession; matrix
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
to push aside; to push one's way through
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
spirit world; underworld; the next world
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to make a speech; to address
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
approximate age; age range