second year of high school; second-year high-school student
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
Carretier; Cartier; Cartier
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
list price; regular price; established price
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd
at that time; in those days
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
financial circumstances; financial situation; circulation of money
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
why; how; for what reason
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
as a child; when one was a child
to be parted from; to be separated
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
elopement; running away with a lover
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend