weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
something; some kind of; for some reason
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
school building; schoolhouse
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to head home; to leave for home
to breathe out; to exhale
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
(not) even once; (not) ever