to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
school; school building; schoolhouse
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
and yet; though; when; in spite of
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
particularly; only; in the case of
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to have (something) innate; to be born with
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
falling asleep at the wheel
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate