on the way home from school
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
you could say that; that might be so
beyond that point; after that
opposite side; opposition
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
3rd day of the month; three days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
complexion; colour; color; blood red
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to get hungry; to become hungry
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
popular person; favorite; favourite
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
trouble; bother; annoyance
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
as you see; as you can see
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression