noon; midday; daytime; lunch
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
to be flexible; to be accommodating
university student; college student
ice cream soda; icecream soda
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
trip abroad; overseas travel
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
family; members of a family
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
to be helpful; to be useful
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
school grades; academic results
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to summon courage; to be brave
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
place; situation; position; location
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
to attack; to assault; to assail
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
financial planner; feature phone
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound