attendance (at school); going to school
pupil; student; schoolchild
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
now; the present time; just now; another; more
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
large build; large pattern
Yamato (province); Japan; the art of classical Japanese poetry
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to pass (of time); to elapse
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned