activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
evolved form; developed form
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
article; item; thing; goods; wares
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
verbalization; putting into words
disconnection; interruption; burn-out
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
twist; wrench; distortion; torsion
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
the whole year; all the year
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
freedom; free man; free woman
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
to slim down; to lose weight
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
incredible; unbelievable; implausible
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)