Watanabe Shin'ichirō (1934-)
course in (of) mechanical engineering
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
weak child; frail child; gangly child
technical high school; industrial high school
first year of high school; first-year high school student
staying at home (to prevent the spread of illness, etc.); self-quarantine; self-isolation; being on furlough; being temporarily laid off
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
manned; occupied; piloted
dramatic role for child; child actor
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
incompetent; have no merit
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to raise one's voice; to shout
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect