recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
one end; an end; part; fragment
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to have an eye on; to zero in on
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
attendance (at school); going to school
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to pass (of time); to elapse
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)