poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
dealing with; coping with
large number (of); many; majority
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
first sign of the Chinese calendar
private school; non-government school
in these times; in times like these; the season being what it is
entrance; admission; entering
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
guardian; protector; patron; parent
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
attendance (at school); going to school
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
hot topic; talk of the town
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to read the situation; to sense the mood
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
wherein; therein; thereinto