remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
junior high school student; middle school pupil
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
influence; effect; impact
by means of; due to; because of; according to
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
ladies' (fashion, etc.); female bōsōzoku gang
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
this and that; various things
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
all; entire; whole; altogether
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
older sister; elder sister
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
leaving school during a term
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
home area; home town; local
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
three; three years of age
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes