pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
first year of high school; first-year high school student
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
holding two or more positions concurrently
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
close; intimate; on good terms
to like; to love; to be fond of
class president; head class representative
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
matter to be checked or investigated