last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
quantitative; concerning the quantity
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
and; thereupon; because of that
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
so; like this; in this way
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to let out a cry; to shout
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)