to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to step forward; to volunteer
audio feedback; acoustic feedback; howl
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
boy's school uniform (usu. a black jacket with a stand-up collar and loose trousers)
master swordsman; skilled fencer
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
pupil; student; schoolchild
memory; sense; experience
the good old days; halcyon days
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
technical; technological; practical
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
end of the work day; close of business; end of the school term; end of the school year