sailor suit; middy uniform
junior high school student; middle school pupil
the future; future prospects
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
human relations; personal relationships
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
something like ...; something called ...
very; much; greatly; a lot of
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
how; in what way; by what means
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate