cram school; private tutoring school; juku
subjects of the examination
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to rise; to erect; to get up
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
morning; forenoon; just before noon
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
every month; each month; monthly
pupil; student; schoolchild
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
instead; but (on the other hand)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
feeling; sense; impression
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
height (of body); stature
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to be kind to; to treat kindly
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated