youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
mass communication; mass media
modern person; people of today
to become better; to improve
war; fighting; fierce competition
medical science; medicine
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
don't you ever come here again!; (lit.) come here the day before yesterday
no!; no no!; no, not at all
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to watch over; to watch attentively
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
over-fond parent; doting parent
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
one day; (on) a certain day
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
pinky swear; pinky promise; linking little fingers to confirm a promise