to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to notify; to advise; to inform
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
after school (at the end of the day)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
opening ceremony (of the school term)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
all; entire; whole; altogether
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
passage; path; route; one's way
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to hide; to conceal oneself
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
understood; I see; OK; present; here
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet