to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
while surprised; suddenly
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
without cause; without reason
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
meanwhile; in the meantime
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)
came here; coming here; recently
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
chain (of); series (of); sequence; suite (e.g. of rooms)
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
higher rank; better position
to brush off; to shake off
free-range rearing; letting (animals) roam freely; pasturing; letting (a dog) run loose; letting (a child) run free