so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
apparent age (of someone); rough age
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
both (people); the two of them
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
counter used with Sino-Japanese words
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
university student; college student
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
form; method; system; formula
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
question; inquiry; enquiry
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot