examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to chase; to run after; to pursue
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
really; truly; indeed; good grief
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
scenery; scene; landscape
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
such; this sort of; like this
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK