fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
young; juvenile; child in the first year of kindergarten
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
author; writer; novelist; artist
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
making (a manga, video game, etc.) into an animated film or TV series; anime adaptation
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
fork (e.g. in chess or shogi); situation in which two (or more) pieces are attacked at the same time
to soothe and humor; to coax
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
since then; from that time; ever since
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
brief glimpse of a woman's underwear
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to leave word; to leave a message
love; attachment; lovesickness
during a telephone call; busy line
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
telephone call; telephone (device)
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
piling shame on top of shame
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
boiled octopus; person with red flushed skin
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty