dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to skip (a class, responsibility, etc.); to shirk; to dodge; to break (a promise); to ignore
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
sweetened sweet potato fries; fried strips of sweet potato coated with sugar
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
black and white; right and wrong
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
red-horned demon; red ogre
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
chicken-hearted; lily-livered; cowardly
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel