et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
two-wheeled motor vehicle; motorcycle; motorbike
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to laugh away; to laugh off
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
having a small bladder; having an overactive bladder
to pile up; to accumulate
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
way of asking; way of listening; listener
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
educator; teacher; educationalist
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before