childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
club activities; extracurricular activities
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
study; diligence; discount; reduction
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to pass (of time); to elapse
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
waste of time; killing time
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
so; like this; in this way
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to go out and away; to leave
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern