passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
rest; break; recess; intermission
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
surroundings; environs; circumference
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to change completely; to change suddenly
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
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
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
bento; Japanese box lunch
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to ask; to enquire; to query
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
answer a roll call for another
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
of course; certainly; naturally
there is no way that ...; easy; simple