ohajiki; traditional children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces of coloured glass or plastic; gun; pistol
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
backdoor admission to a school; backdoor entry to a school; buying one's way into school; bribing one's way into a school
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
in accordance with; according to
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
loose (of clothing); loose-fitting; plenty (of pouring a liquid); sloshing about (e.g. of water in one's stomach)
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
does not; can not; will not
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
glugging; drinking deeply; nodding deeply
close-fitting trousers; long underwear
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
sympathy; compassion; pity
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
fishing, esp. using a net or trap; catching fish
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
to push (something) against
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown