tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
night watch; night guard; night shift
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
school building; schoolhouse
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
to be jealous; to be envious
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
eye measurement; measure with eye
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
ago; since; before; previous
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
illustration (e.g. book); picture
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
like this; this sort; this way
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman