to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
finger flick to the forehead
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to grow up; to become an adult
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to toady; to be obsequious
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
after a long time; for the first time in a while
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself