junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior high school; high school
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to grow up; to become an adult
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
surely; certainly; without doubt
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
hey there; I say; see here
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
junior high school student; middle school pupil
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
business trip; official trip
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to be away from home; to be out of the house
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
club activities; extracurricular activities
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
bento; Japanese box lunch