vehement objection; bitter opposition
temporary absence from school
supplementary lecture; supplementary lesson; extra classes
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
opinion; intention; thought
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
holding two or more positions concurrently
just because; even if; even though
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
cracker; hard biscuit; hardtack
rock candy; sugar candy; crystallized sugar; sugar crystals
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
chemical experiment; chemistry experiment
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
serious accident; major incident
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal