studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
foolhardiness; daredevil courage
putting into operation; invocation
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
one's post; place of work; workplace
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
junior high school student; middle school pupil
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
how long; how much; to what extent
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
huge win; overwhelming victory
serious error; gross mistake
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
good performance; good work; great success
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of