to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
in comparison to; rather than
almost; roughly; approximately
meaning; significance; sense
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
roller coaster; big dipper
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
don't worry about it; forget about it
though; notwithstanding; although
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
use; utilization; utilisation; application
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)