somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
alone; by oneself; on one's own
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
schoolgirl; female student
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
the whole school; all the schools
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
elder sister; older female friend
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
odd couple; incongruous couple
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
national; founded and run by the central government
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to understand from experience
national defence; national defense
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
retort; back talk; backchat