by today; before the day is over
mature woman; middle-aged woman
speech; expression; wording; language
openly; in public; without caring what others think
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
main question; real issue at hand
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
gazing at (in wonderment)
you've hit the nail on the head; that's just what I thought; that's exactly like I feel; that's exactly what I think, too
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
supply; provision; raising; procurement
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
cache; place to hide something
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
tradition; legend; folklore
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
one day; (on) a certain day
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
great physical power; animal strength
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard