junior high school student; middle school pupil
senior high school student
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
supply; supplying; replenishment
material (data) for one's research; research material
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to be needed; to be wanted
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to complete decisively; to do to completion
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
array; muster; line-up; full force
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
day after day; day by day
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares