lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
handrail; railing; banister
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to speak one's mind; to speak very frankly
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
partly open; in half bloom
engineer; technical officer
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
particularly; only; in the case of
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
pricking up one's ears and listening; listening attentively
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
another day; some other day
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
without trouble; easily; readily
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
the ten precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
keep up your strength; chin up!
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to like; to love; to be fond of
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
increase and decrease; fluctuation