overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
by means of; due to; because of; according to
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
primness; putting on airs; prim person; clear soup
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be kind to; to treat kindly
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
surname; family name; last name
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
boy; son; baby boy; young man
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
Lolita (fashion style); young girl; childlike young woman
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super