first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs
very loose; slowly; leisurely
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
stirring; slight movement
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to relax; to feel at home
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
value; worth; virtue; blessing
the art of giving a brief glimpse (of skin, underwear, etc.)
personal; individual; private
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
shyness; bashfulness; shame
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
ground wave; terrestrial broadcast signal (i.e. not satellite); terrestrial; over-the-air
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
at that time; in those days
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical