to live; to make a living; to get on with
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
small photo album; extended play; EP
photo booth that prints out cards and stickers of the resulting photograph, which are then traded among friends
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
spring break; spring vacation
March; third month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
single word; a few words; brief comment
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to be photographed; to be projected
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
spear squid (Loligo bleekeri)
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing