chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
bento; Japanese box lunch
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
three; three years of age
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
alone; by oneself; on one's own
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
while; during; while; although; all; both
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
with the exception of; excepting; excluding