concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
to be silent; to say nothing
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
the way back; the way home; return trip
to come and go; to go back and forth
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
tone (of voice); manner of talking
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
good humour (humor); good mood
to begin to walk; to set out
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
while; during; while; although; all; both
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)