tedious; boring; being fed up with
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to begin to walk; to set out
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
clearing one's throat; cough
homeroom; form room; form class
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
transfer student; student changing schools
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
here and there; everywhere
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
senior high school; high school
second-year student; biennial
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar