what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
right to know; right to access information
training; education; development; cultivation
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
glossy black (hair); (lit.) color of a crow with wet feathers
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
bundle of hair; hair tuft
to rock; to shake; to swing
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
with a friendly grin; smilingly
no matter how much time passes