middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
Land Cruiser (abbr) (Toyota); Runkle
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
persistence; single-mindedness
family vacation; family trip
junior high school student; middle school pupil
just past noon; afternoon
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
truancy; absence without leave
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
school of one's (first, second) choice
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously