yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
second-year student; biennial
having said that; on the other hand
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
as a child; when one was a child
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
boy; son; baby boy; young man
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
neighbourhood; neighborhood
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
one day; (on) a certain day
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
strong-willed; strong of heart
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
truancy; school non-attendance
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
morning training (e.g. before school)
attendance (at school); going to school
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to cause to swell; to inflame
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to make an appeal; to urge
that day; the very same day
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
(somebody else's) parents; both parents