time (three times, each time, etc.); times
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
Niigata (city, prefecture)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(someone else's) parents; both parents
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
surely; certainly; without doubt
practice; practising; training; study
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
named after; associated with; connected with
independence from parents
having various interests; wide range of interests
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
influence; effect; impact
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
overconfident; presumptuous
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
using all one's strength; using all one's might
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering