skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
one day; (on) a certain day
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
for the first time in one's life
to paint (draw) a picture
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
shopping; purchased goods
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
death penalty; capital punishment
maternity nerves; maternity neurosis
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
how many people; a number of people
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
independence; self-reliance
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
drunken frenzy; drunken violence; person who is prone to violence when drunk
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of