explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
even though; despite; when
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
receipts and expenditure (disbursements)
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to look forward to something
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
corridor; hallway; passageway
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to be prolonged; to drag on
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
along the road; along the way
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession