pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
bouncily; with a stretch; with a boing
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
-less; lacking; non-existing
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
to need; to call for; to require
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
new student; freshman; first-year student
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
standard gojūon syllabary order (aiueo, etc.)
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
directions; instructions; orders; command
to wash away; to rinse off
police; police officer; police station
going around; patrol; round; tour
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)