a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
fifth day of the month; five days
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
vicious circle; vicious cycle
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to spread; to be propagated
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
all companies; each company
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
senior high school; high school
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
feeling; sense; impression
whispered conversation; whispering
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
attendance (at school); going to school
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
writing implement; writing tool
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
foobar-style name for a dummy variable
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit