elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; brown eyes
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
lolicon; sexual attraction to young girls; person attracted to young girls
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
several minutes; a few minutes
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to chase; to run after; to pursue
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
nice; likeable; desirable
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to increase; to add to; to augment
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about