how many years; how long; what year
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
boarding house; school dormitory
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to go out and away; to leave
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
because of; owing to; due to