before the gate; in front of the gate
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
welcome!; nice to see you!
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
though one didn't intend (expect) to
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
pupil; student; schoolchild
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
club activities; extracurricular activities
morning training (e.g. before school)
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
individual; private person; personal; private
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
training school; vocational school
good-for-nothing; worthless
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)