high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
lately; recently; nowadays
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
very young; little; childish; immature
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
having a good atmosphere; atmospheric; romantic
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
transfer student; student changing schools
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
person concerned; interested party; related party
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
third day of the month; three days
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)