the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
when it becomes; when it comes to
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
incident; affair; happening; event
to have a talk; to tell a story
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
truancy; school non-attendance
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
number of days (times) one has attended
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
attendance (at school); going to school
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
gang of hoodlums (hooligans); bad company; companion in gang activities
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to repeat; to do something over again
guidance; protective custody
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
family; members of a family
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means