song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
hot topic; talk of the town
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
homeroom; form room; form class
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
directly opposite; right in front
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to hide; to keep to oneself
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to take away; to carry off
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment