to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
out of character; unlike one
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
head; lead; vanguard; first
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
weird; disgusting; sickening
to be perturbed; to be agitated
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
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
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
martial arts area (within a school, gym, etc.)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
departure; leaving; starting; standing
please (give me); please (do for me)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
banquet or reception hall
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)