cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
primary school; elementary school; grade school
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
(another's) child; child; kid
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
spiritual aspect; mental aspect; emotional aspect
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
recommendation; referral; endorsement
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
if you think about it; come to think of it
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
considerably; greatly; a lot
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
locomotive; (train) engine
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
retort; back talk; backchat
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty