to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
how others look at you; what others think about you
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
physical strength; muscle strength
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
batter's box; one's turn at bat
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
tourist; traveler; traveller; visitor
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
smallish; on the small side
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
government management; state management
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
pure heart; naivete; innocence
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
finishing blow; coup de grâce
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless