transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
loving something but being very bad at it
primary school; elementary school; grade school
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
dream for the future; hopes for the future
at that time; in those days
mud; mad; crazy; ridiculous
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
teatime; tea break; coffee break
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
special training; intensive training; crash course
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to buy a large amount (of); to purchase (in large quantities); to buy in; to buy regularly; to make regular purchases; to be a regular customer
three; three years of age
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
not caring; not giving a damn
nine times; twisting around many times