to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
manly; masculine; like a man
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
home area; home town; local
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
front; frontage; facade; main
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
opinion; point of view; visual point
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
hell on earth; living hell
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse