being startled; getting a shock
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
hiding one's embarrassment
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
after school (at the end of the day)
study group; study meeting
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
senior high school; high school
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
senior high school student
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
third day of the month; three days
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to look around; to survey
now that you say that; now that you mention it
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)