middle of the night; dead of night
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to change (one's clothes)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
corridor; hallway; passageway
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
breastplate; chest protector; bib
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to be conspicuous; to stand out
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
man; male; masculine gender