pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
right side; right-hand side
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to be tired of looking at
attendance (at school); going to school
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
school building; schoolhouse
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
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)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
opposite side; opposition
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
(committee) chairman; president
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child