small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
had better ...; had better not ...
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
senior high school student
father; dad; husband; you; he
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
older brother; elder brother
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
one thin flat object; one sheet
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
at that time; in those days
excursion; field trip; school trip
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
instead; but (on the other hand)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to get change back; to be more than enough
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand