tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point
and; thereupon; because of that
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
rate of advancement to the next higher level of education
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
school district; school area
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
is something that; is that which
surely; certainly; without doubt
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
serious; severe; grave; acute
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)