pupil; student; schoolchild
clanging; empty; deserted
night watch; night guard; night shift
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
corrective lenses for myopia
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
small garden; small place
artificial hill (in a garden)
garden pond; miniature lake; fountain
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
being on duty; person on duty
to relax; to feel at home
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
unique; peculiar; singular