way out; means to escape; escape route
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to be silent; to say nothing
to watch over; to watch attentively
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments; nit (unit of surface brightness equal to 1 candela per square meter)
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
wearing one's hair in braids
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to be able to manage somehow or another
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to relax; to feel at home
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out