showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
in the meanwhile; during the time
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to take measures (against); to take steps
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
surrounding at a distance
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
changing one's image and becoming more social and extroverted upon entering high school
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
face; looks; vestiges; trace
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
that's the way it is; such is life
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
hereabouts; around there; that area
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
how long; how far; how much
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
homeroom; form room; form class
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted