to catch 'the stupid' (e.g. from talking to stupid people, watching mindless TV, etc.)
gang of hoodlums (hooligans); bad company; companion in gang activities
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
medal of honour; medal of merit
example; exercise (for the reader)
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
haughty; holding one's head high
(social) position; status
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
persevering; very patient
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
after that (a substantive change occurred)
set of three; three sets; three classes
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
main school; principal school; this school; our school
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
boarder; boarding student
world peace; peace of the world
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
division into equal parts; equal parts
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
to be born; to come into this world
in a day; in a brief space of time
bygones; the past; past event
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
married woman; another's wife
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus