the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to harm; to cause harm to
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
for your information; I'm telling you
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
prospects of victory; chances of success
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
after school (at the end of the day)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
because of; owing to; due to
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
spirit; heart; disposition
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
to change (one's clothes)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate