(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
more than usual (usu. time)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
clanging; empty; deserted
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
student in a lower grade; underclassman
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
centre of attention; center of attention
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
after school (at the end of the day)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to gather; to collect; to assemble
television program; TV program
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to become vulgar; to coarsen
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance