state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
potato chips; potato crisps
new student; freshman; first-year student
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
hereabouts; around there; that area
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to be silent; to say nothing
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
single word; a few words; brief comment
around the world; throughout the world
imagination; supposition; guess
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
now that; since; so long as; because
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom