flight; desertion; escape
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to investigate; to examine
to get high (on drugs); to trip; to slur one's words (as a result of taking sleeping pills, etc.); to lose one's wits (due to lack of sleep, etc.); to space out
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
close; intimate; on good terms
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
it is not (like that) either
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
forcibly; against one's will
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to gather; to collect; to assemble
in proportion to; just as much as
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
singing to one's own accompaniment; reciting while playing the shamisen, biwa, etc.
school festival; campus festival
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
serious; not joking; straight
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
third year of high school; third-year high-school student