to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
loop; shape of a hiragana "no"
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
vitality; energy; dynamism
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
self-centered; stuck on oneself
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
unattractive, uncouth man
old man; venerable gentleman
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
in the morning; during the morning
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
distant look; faraway look
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
how many years; how long; what year
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to satisfy oneself; to feel satisfied; to be proud