tension; mental strain; nervousness
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
together; at the same time; same; identical
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
now; the present time; just now; another; more
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
time; hour; period; class
bento; Japanese box lunch
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
older sister; lass; young lady
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
at first; in the beginning; originally
to be surprised; to be astonished
than; from; out of; except; but; more
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when