medium-sized city; mid-size city
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
local program; local programme
over-the-knee socks; overknee socks
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
stepping back; drawing back
three-quarter; half coat; top coat
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
to warp; to become strained; to become distorted; to become crooked
number of votes obtained (polled)
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
sound of something falling
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
to jump into; to rush into
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
un-Japanese in appearance or character
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
concealment; suppression; hiding
the 10 precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog
philandering; itch for women
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
act of violence; violent behavior
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
to that degree; to that extent; that much
student guidance; student counseling
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool