fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
after school (at the end of the day)
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
to boil strongly; to be excited
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
homeroom; form room; form class
field trip; excursion; off-campus learning activity
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
gradually; slowly but steadily
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
visual hallucination; vision
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
proposal; proposition; suggestion
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem