trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
harassment (esp. in workplace); bullying; discrimination
rather; better; instead; if anything
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
student at the same middle school; graduate of the same middle school
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
(not) even once; (not) ever
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
matter for the police; brush with the law
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
travel to relieve heartbreak; sentimental journey