junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
attendance (at school); going to school
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
being all smiles with joy
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
good news; happy news; glad tidings
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
(another's) daughter; young lady
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
person concerned; interested party; related party
to make merry; to be festive
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
to carry out one's mission
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
being half awake and half asleep; (lit.) butterfly's dream
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
conversely; on the contrary
mental health; mental hygiene
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort