there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to have a rumor circulating
to manage something successfully; to be successful
failure; mistake; blunder
pupil; student; schoolchild
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
a person without a single relative
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
Yamanashi prefecture (Chūbu area)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
question; inquiry; enquiry
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever