subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
difficult to ...; hard to ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to make one's rounds; to patrol
of course; certainly; naturally
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
stairs; stairway; staircase
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
reaction; response; reaction
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
to pick up; to find; to gather
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
discouragement; disappointment
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing