blow; shock; strike; batting
still better; even better
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
beyond that point; after that
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
notice; attention; observation
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
abusive language; foul language
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
burning low; waning; declining
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
just past noon; afternoon
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
schedule; program; programme; agenda
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
examination results; test result; test outcome