zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
gifted education; special education for gifted children
difficult to ...; hard to ...
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
child; childish person; immature person
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
return of something; repayment
seventh day of the month; seven days
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
a long time ago; in those days
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold