over-demanding parent; parent who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
love affair; sensual pleasures
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
option; choice; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
food and drink; eating and drinking
wearing next to the skin (e.g. shoes without socks, trousers without underwear)
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
guidance; direction; leading; guidance of juveniles to prevent delinquency; taking into custody (esp. of minors) for their protection
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
side table; bedside table
hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to copy (down); to transcribe
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment