lateness; tardiness; arriving late
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to sink (into); to get depressed
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to stop walking; to pause
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
attendance (at school); going to school
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
that's the way it is; such is life
to be needed; to be wanted
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
school rules; school regulations
ago; since; before; previous
(Japanese) feature phone; traditional Japanese-style cell phone (in contrast to smart phones)
unfortunately; at a bad time; at an unfortunate moment
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
tidbit; titbit; digression; sidebar; snippet
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
overconfident; presumptuous
tendency; trend; inclination
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away