new student; freshman; first-year student
end of the work day; close of business; end of the school term; end of the school year
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
noisy; confused; uproarious
preparations for returning (home)
to become familiar (to one's ears)
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
getting on and off; embarking and disembarking
seeing off and meeting on return
prohibition; inhibition; ban
graduation ceremony; commencement
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
consent; assent; approval; permission
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
invitation; introduction; temptation
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
to arrange; to agree (on); to prearrange
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
input; (data) entry; typing
right beside; close to; nearby
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop