face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to apologize; to apologise
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
after school (at the end of the day)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
Japanese-style confectionary store
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
together; at the same time; same; identical
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
sunlight; rays of the Sun
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
freezing weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...