to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
in that way; like that; that way
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to watch over; to watch attentively
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
female high-school student
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
trio; gang of three; threesome
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
interested person; volunteer; supporter
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
older brother and younger sister
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
be (that) as it may; having said that
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
within; inside of; less than
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others