in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
grasp; catch; understanding
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
one's (living) environment
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
(not) so much; (not) that much
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
club activities; extracurricular activities
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
after school (at the end of the day)
to put into effect; to put into practice
returning from school; going home from school
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
surely; certainly; without doubt
hostility; animosity; enmity