simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
chronological order; time series
in order; in turn; one by one
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
strength of the brush stroke; power of the pen; ability to write
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
lucky tea (var. of tea made from sea tangle, black soybeans, pepper, pickled plums, etc. and drunk on festive occasions); New Year tea
The Runaway Riceball (book)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
after school (at the end of the day)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
senior high school student
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
study; pursuit of knowledge
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
long ago; previous; of a former age
leader of a female gang; leader of a group of delinquent girls
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
boy; son; baby boy; young man
homeroom; form room; form class
right in the middle (of); midst; height
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd