income; receipts; revenue
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
self-consciousness; self-awareness
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
immediately carrying out (a plan)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
what do you want?; can I help you?
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
Regent hairstyle; ducktail; Pompadour
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
reformed delinquent; former delinquent youth
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
prejudice; bias; distorted view
surname; family name; last name
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to thrust away; to send flying
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
winter vacation; winter holidays
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
such a thing; something like that