poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
although I say; although one might say; although called
the following week; the next week
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
seat at a table; place at a table
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
cram-free education; pressure-free education
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
token (effort); something done for form's sake
interview (e.g. for a job)
system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
very interesting; of great interest
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough