to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
mohican (hairstyle); mohawk; Mohican; Mahican; Eastern Algonquian Native American tribe
it is not (like that) either
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
cross; crossed; cruciform
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
long-awaited; much-awaited
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie