とどく

to reach, to arrive, to get at

きょうしょく

teaching profession

しりぞく

to step aside, to move out of the way, to resign, to retire, to quit

おりにふれて

on occaision, now and then

わる

"bad boy(s)"

やつ

derogatory for he, she, him, her,　stuff, things, etc.

じっか

one's parents' home

きかい

strange, weird, mysterious

としごろ

approximate age

そういえば

"which reminds me", "come to think of it"

～っけ

"oh, that's right", "I remember", etc.

ばんやりと

absently, abstractedly

かしかーど

lyric sheet that usually comes with a CD

ツッパリ

deliquent, rebellious

そめる

to dye, to color

こてん

old books, classics

ぼーっと

blankly, dazedly, dreamily, abstractedly

さもなくば

otherwise

なんとか

somehow, some way or another, one way or another

ふりむく

to turn one's face toward, to turn around

つねに

always, constantly

～てもらおうと（～おう/～ようとする)

to try to get ~

いしきする

to be conscious of, to be aware of

やすみじかん

recess, break-time, free-period

はなしかける

to speak or talk to someone

じぶんでいうものなんだが

"If I do say so myself"

ゆうとうせい

honor student, prized pupil

だから

that's why, for that reason, therefore

きになってしかたがない

really bothered me

きになる

to be bothered by, to worry one, to care about

ただし

but, however, and yet

はらがたつ

to get angry, to take offense, to be furious

むしろ

rather, better, instead

すききらい

likes and dislikes, fussiness, tastes

しなきゃなんない

colloquial for しなければならない

こんなもん

colloquial for こんなもの

よめなくたって

stronger version of よめなくても

いきていける

to get by, to make ends meet

なんて

things like, such things, and stuff

colloquial for などと　and　なんか

きょうし

teacher

さっさと

quickly

やめちゃえば

colloquial for やめてしまえば

そっちょく

frankness, candidness, directness

しばしば

often, frequently

ぜっくする

to be at a loss for words, to be speechless

きらりとひかる

to glisten or glimmer

ひひょう

criticism, review, commentary

かんじる

to feel, sense or experience

きまつ

end of term

ぜんじつ

previous day, day before

きつえん

smoking

きんしん

punishment of confinement, house arrest

しょぶんになる

to be the object of a legal action or punishment (lit. "to be punished")

そうだんしつ

consultation room

かんれい

custom, precedent

～ うちに　/ ～ない うちに

before, during, till

かおをする

to make a face

かいとう

answer, solution

ようし

form, sheet of paper

うらがえし

upside-down, inside-out

むしする

to disregard, to ignore

らくがき

scrawl, scribble, graffiti, doodle

あきらめる

to give up, abandon, resign to

ほうせきばこ

treasure chest

くつう

pain, agony, bitterness

～いがいなにものでもない

to be just~, to be nothing other than ~

すばらしさ

wonderfulness

つたえる

to convey, to tell, to impart, to teach, to communicate

(verb stem)きれない

to not be able to (verb) completely or thoroughly

せきにん

responsibily, duty

めをやる

to turn one's eye's

ふと

suddenly, casually, accidentally, incedentally

なにやら

"somethine or other"

ねっしんに

with zeal, enthusiastically, furiously

おう

to follow, chase, run after, persue

し

poem or verse of poetry

きゅっと

tighly, squeaking

しめつける

to tighten, to press hard

むねをしめつける

to constrict one's chest, to wring one's heart, to wrench one's heart

しかも

moreover, furthermore, and yet

ことばづかい

speech, wording, language

せいしゅん

youth, springtime of life, adolescent

ていこう

resistence, opposition, rebellion

めく

to show the signs of, have the appearance of, (as a suffix with meaning of ~ish and ~like)

つづる

to spell, to compose, to frame, to patch together, to bind together

おもわず

unintentionally, reflexively, without thinking, involuntarily

ぱっと

suddenly, in a flash, rapidly

あからめる

to blush, to redden

あんきする

to memorize

ひやかす

to banter, make fun of, tease

ほっと

with relief, feeling relieved

とらえる

to seize, capture or arrest

やはりちゃんとあるのだ

"does exist after all"