classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
scraped skin; graze; grazed skin
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
of course; certainly; naturally
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
being concerned about or mindful of
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to become rustic; to be countrified
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern