strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
feeling of food or drink going down one's throat
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
after school (at the end of the day)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
club activities; extracurricular activities
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
loser; owner of a lost article
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to look around; to survey
absence; disregard; indifference
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper