severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
uncool; tacky; lame; corny
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
talk; recital; narration; topic
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
exposure to wind; severe criticism
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
too (much); overly; excessively
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
occurrence; happening; incident; event
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
invitation; introduction; temptation
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
warabimochi; sweet dumpling made from bracken starch
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious