brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
to make merry; to be festive
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
society; public; community; social studies
independence; self-reliance
to grow up; to become an adult
junior high school student; middle school pupil
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
ha ha ha; hee hee hee; chuckling
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion