eschatology; doomsday theory; apocalypticism
good person; good guy; character with a round white head on which the character "good" is written (common in Edo-period prints)
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
serialization; serialisation; serial story
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
dormitory leader; dormitory superintendent
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
scriptures; canon; teaching guide
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
passing (an examination); making the grade
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
clay; clay pigeon shooting; clay target
painful to watch; pitiful; pathetic
person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
in accordance with; subordinate to
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
roundhouse kick; turning kick