to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
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 visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
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
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
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
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
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 flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
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
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
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 ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry