school building; schoolhouse
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
to keep standing; to stand motionless
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
is something that; is that which
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to do together; to share; to participate in
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so