be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
January; first month of the lunar calendar
even though; despite; when
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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to look around; to survey
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to work hard; to work diligently
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
small fraction; small proportion
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
I have nothing to do with it
such ... as; or some such