call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
tendency; trend; inclination
society; public; community; social studies
to read the situation; to sense the mood
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to lose sight of; to miss
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
holding on to; sticking to
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
considerably; greatly; a lot
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to summon courage; to be brave
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...