to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
March; third month of the lunar calendar
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
second-year student; biennial
both hands; both arms; ten
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
time; season; period; phase; stage
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
more than usual; especially; particularly
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
spring break; spring vacation
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to make merry; to be festive
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
considerably; fairly; quite
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
tone (of voice); manner of talking
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
library (usu. single-room); small library
inside one's heart; in one's mind