flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
whispering into a person's ear
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
particularly; only; in the case of
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
educational institution; school; academy; campus
locker room; changing room; dressing room
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
after school (at the end of the day)
club activities; extracurricular activities
sports ground; sports oval
club activities; extracurricular activities
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
pupil; student; schoolchild
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble