to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
after school (at the end of the day)
female friend; woman friend
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
excursion; field trip; school trip
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to count on one's fingers
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Niigata (city, prefecture)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
training (esp. in-service); induction course
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)