social studies (school subject)
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to become desperate; to give in to despair
research division; inquiry section
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
class-A; A class; A grade
innocent (e.g. child); pure (e.g. heart)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
mask; striking the head (kendo)
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
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)
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
to run about; to rush about
material; substance; matter
female molester; lewd woman; libidinous woman; stupid woman
lodging host; lodging place
bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)
claw crane; toy crane; crane game; arcade game where the player captures stuffed animals, etc. with a UFO-like crane