leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)
flour; meal; powder; heroin
trust me and ...; just take my word for it and ...; (lit.) think that you have been tricked, and ...
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
each; (arch.) you (plural)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
(act of) writing on a blackboard
experiment; experimentation
to make one's rounds; to patrol
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
long ago; a long time ago; already
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
but; however; provided that
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give