longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to palm off; to force a sale
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to graduate from a university
to make a name for oneself; to achieve success
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
seeing one off; farewell; escort
advance; moving forward; progress
answer a roll call for another
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
even if; even though; however; no matter how
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated
to make up (a deficiency); to supplement; to add to; to put towards
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
way of taking (a pill); way of drinking
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
at first; in the beginning; originally
to feel inferior; to feel small
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers