to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to be consistent; to be coherent
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to speak ill of; to disparage
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
Okayama (city, prefecture)
school; proofreading; proof
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
close; intimate; on good terms
the more (people) fight, the closer they are; those who quarrel most are often the best of friends
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
butting; clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
probability; likelihood; chances
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
heading; headline; index; headword