way of talking; speaking style
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation; post
school building; schoolhouse
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
annual (plant); first-year student
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
curiosity; inquisitiveness
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
almost; roughly; approximately
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
divide into four pieces; one fourth
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on