to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
beginning; outset; first; onset
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
right in the center (centre)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
really; truly; indeed; good grief
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
adds force or indicates command
short homeroom (at the beginning and end of the school day)