to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
reality; actuality; hard fact
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
attendance (at school); going to school
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
home; household; family; hearth
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
home environment; family environment
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty