active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
general public; the masses
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
visit (from someone); call
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
womanly; ladylike; feminine
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
unwanted hair; superfluous hair
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
weave; weaving; woven item
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
rapid-fire gun; quick-fire gun; talking rapidly; barrage of words or questions
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out