taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
too much; excessively; too
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
conviction; belief; confidence
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to recall; to remember; to recollect
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to shave off; to scrape off
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
homeroom; form room; form class
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to surround; to crowd around
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell