to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
senior high school; high school
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
primary school; elementary school; grade school
every year; yearly; annually
class disruption (e.g. due to discipline problems); classroom chaos
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (card suit)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
journal; magazine; periodical
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe