to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
water outlet; tap; faucet
rebellious phase; rebellious age
height of; middle of; full bloom
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
one's view of life and death; attitude toward living and dying
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
serious criminal; heinous criminal
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
sense of duty (obligation)
(a feeling of) identification (with); sense of belonging
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
first thing in the morning
drinking bout; merrymaking
sunrise; half-melon shaped bun
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
ardent; passionate; vehement
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
antlion (esp. species Hagenomyia micans)
person killed in action; the war dead