classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
during a telephone call; busy line
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to speak; to say; to vocalize
several times; a few times
breaking off; snapping off
like this; this sort; this way
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
in the future; another day; later
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
killing two birds with one stone
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
last week; the week before
half-holiday; taking half of the day off
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
early (days); initial stage; initial
well-known; noted; celebrated
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly