neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
thicket; coppice; brushwood
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
mass communication; mass media
educational institution; school; academy; campus
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
club activities; extracurricular activities
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
tenement house; row house
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
the other day; a few days ago
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares