just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
retreating figure; appearance from behind
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
more than usual; especially; particularly
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
senior high school; high school
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
that; the matter in question
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
preinstallation; preloading
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you