middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
posture; position; stance
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to open (one's eyes) wide
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
I see; that's right; indeed
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
death game; genre of fiction in which characters participate in a contest where their lives are at stake
such ... as; or some such
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
clergyman; churchman; clergy
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
identification; ID; identity
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped