very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
together; at the same time; same; identical
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
questions and answers; dialogue
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
with a friendly grin; smilingly
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
very interesting; of great interest
observation; survey; watching
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
reading partway; leaving half-read
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
reopening; resumption; restarting
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)