junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
opening ceremony (of the school term)
(official) commendation; public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.); awarding; honouring
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
sympathy; compassion; pity
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
why; how; for what reason
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
soon; before long; in the near future
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to become dim; to become blurred
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
process; course; mechanism
thumb-marked; well-used; well-thumbed; worn-out (e.g. joke); stale; hackneyed
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
of course; certainly; naturally
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret