argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to collapse into; to flop onto
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
introduction; outline; general remarks
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
supply; supplying; replenishment
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to miss a chance; to fail to do
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
scene; spectacle; sight; view
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
light; lamp; obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful