showing unyielding diligence in one's studies; (lit.) wearing a hole through one's metal inkstone from constant studying
to drag on; to be delayed
pre-paid card for purchasing books; Tosho card; library book index card
sugar content (e.g. in degrees Brix)
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
window-gazing; window-shopping
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
in a drenched manner; moistly; affectionately; fondly; slowly; at ease
fertile shoot of field horsetail
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
birthday party; birthday meet-up
straying; wandering off course
unseasonable; out of season
love affair; love relationship
turmoil; chaos; confusion
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
having an ancient and honorable origin
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
title of honour; title of honor
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant