prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
school building; schoolhouse
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to come and go; to go back and forth
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
king; monarch; ruler; champion
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
like that; that way; thus
going straight on; going straight ahead
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
jokingly; in the form of a joke
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
snake; serpent; large snake
use; utilization; utilisation; application
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to be perturbed; to be agitated
parting; separation; farewell
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted