junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
parting; separation; farewell
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
touting; tout; barker; pander
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
personal; individual; private
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)