crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
one by one; one after another; successively
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
surroundings; environs; circumference
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
senior high school student
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
on the occasion of; at the time of
to attempt; to test; to try out
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
continuation; succession; series
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)