skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to pile up; to accumulate
sharing; division; draw; tie
elementary level; beginner level
advanced level; high grade; senior
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
the same age; same period
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
arrangement; pact; agreement
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
contradiction; inconsistency
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
in any case; whatever the case may be
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
evening meal; supper; dinner
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to sit for an examination
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance