young person who stays in their (non-metropolitan) hometown after graduation and drives a car (unlike those who move to a larger city and commute by train); semi-delinquent suburbanite
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
employment of workers through personal connections; hiring through personal connections; nepotism
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
consists of; comprises; is made up of
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
relation; relative; kind; cordial
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
hooting; jeering; heckling
source of worry; source of distress
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
objection; dissent; protest
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
hot topic; talk of the town
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
(another's) daughter; young lady
to rage; to run amok; to tear around
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently