shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
student in a lower grade; underclassman
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
covering; protection; backing; relief
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
this and that; one thing or another
though; even if; whether ... or ...
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
highest grade; superlative degree
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
beginning; clue; starting point
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up