truancy; school non-attendance
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
absence due to illness; sick leave
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to mix; to stir; to blend
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
in succession; one after another
vicious circle; vicious cycle
tendency; trend; inclination
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
social networking service; SNS
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
official announcement; proclamation
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
internal conditions; true state of affairs
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight