national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
dictation; verbal statement
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to accept; to receive; to agree
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
something like ...; something called ...
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to well up; to burst; to arise
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
new arrivals; new acquisitions
document; reportage; documentary; documentation
breeding; raising; rearing
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
one person; another name; nickname; alias
election; selection; choice
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
club activities; extracurricular activities
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically