and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
school record (on a student); transcript (of grades); confidential report
warrant; summons; written order
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
going through; going via; going by way of
schoolgirl; female student
general; popular; common; typical
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
worthy of special mention
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
tattling; telling on (someone)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to rebuke; to scold harshly
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
within the blood; blood-borne
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo