to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
unseasonable; out-of-season
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
several people; a few people
(police) detective; criminal matter
police officer; policeman; policewoman
to sniff out; to get wind of
high rice field; very fertile rice field
depending on; dependent on
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
process; course; mechanism
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
moderator; host; chairman
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
high-pitched tone; soprano
audio feedback; acoustic feedback; howl
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
physical education; PE; gym (class)
student guidance; student counseling
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
emergency light; emergency lamp
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone; person (or thing) at the center of a turbulent situation (who triggers change or movement)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
material; materials; data; information; documents
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)