late at night; at a late hour
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
results; record; grades; marks
soccer club (at a school); football club
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
first year of high school; first-year high school student
temporary absence from school
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
older sister; lass; young lady
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to apologize; to apologise
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
changing clothes; change of clothes
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound