to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
after school (at the end of the day)
dispersing; breaking up; running away
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
senior high school; high school
women's college; women's university
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
how; in what way; how about; questionable
annual (plant); first-year student
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
to paint (draw) a picture
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
last week; the week before
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata
long distance relationship
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife