to draw near; to approach; to be imminent; to be impending; to be at hand
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
the following week; the next week
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
set of three; three sets; three classes
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
without permission; without notice
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to get thin; to taper off
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel; to jostle (with)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
inner moat; moat within the castle walls
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
corridor; hallway; passageway
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
sickroom; hospital room; ward
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
silence; stillness; quietness
changing clothes; change of clothes
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)