leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
to be crabby; to be unsociable; to be snippy; to be irritable
a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
common knowledge; well-known fact
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
still; as yet; as it has been
to squeeze out; to wring out
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
in a little while; in a bit