period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
serialization; serialisation; serial story
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to squash; to crush; to flatten
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
promotion (school, military, etc.)
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
tickling; tickle; joke; gag
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain