junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to some extent; to a certain extent
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
bad (feeling, impression, attitude); creepy; disgusting
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
to forget completely; to leave behind
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler