ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
schoolgirl; female student
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
forcibly; against one's will
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
toilet device that plays a melody or flushing sound
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
self-defense; self-defence
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
discrimination; discernment; identification
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
trio; gang of three; threesome
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...