second year of high school; second-year high-school student
driving without a license (licence)
turning to the right; right turn
succeeding; following; trailing; next
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
and then; and so; and; so then
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
all-night vigil over a body; wake
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
university student; college student
indicate reason; infers some protest
one by one; one after another; successively
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to gather strength; to take heart
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
a certain person; unnamed person; Mr. So-and-so; a certain someone who shall remain unnamed
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to entrust; to leave to a person
information; news; report; reward; retribution
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
man; male; masculine gender
long holiday (esp. Golden Week in late April and early May)
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
looking depressed; long face
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
all-night vigil over a body; wake
attendance; participation; presence
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
to follow in succession; to happen one after another