to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
school rules; school regulations
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
review (of learned material); revision
on the way home from school
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
luxury item; luxury goods
thrifty person; frugal person; economizer
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
ascetic monk; trainee monk
vagrant habits; vagabondism; wanderlust
this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
aptitude; aptness; suitability
changing completely; transformation
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to keep standing; to stand motionless
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
water's edge; beach; foreshore
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
to set (sun); to become dark
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire