to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky
older sister; elder sister
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
summer vacation; summer holiday
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
don't you think?; indicates question
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to lose one's footing; to slip
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on