today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be conspicuous; to stand out
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
stairs; stairway; staircase
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
pupil; student; schoolchild
of course; certainly; naturally
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
two persons; two people; pair; couple
such; this sort of; like this
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
imagination; supposition; guess
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing