prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks
each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent
very recently; in the very recent past
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
entering and leaving hospital
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates; Japanese high-school equivalency examination
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
debit; withdrawal; pulling (one's opponent) down; frontal pull-down; hiki-otoshi
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
blood relationship; blood relative
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to send or direct a person to
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
coagulation; freezing; solidification