interest; appeal; attraction; fun
as a child; when one was a child
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers
Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron
obliteration; annihilation
execution; punishment; spanking
in order; in turn; one by one
fried cake of minced meat
one meal; one meal (a day)
growth period (in children)
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
it hasn't been long since
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
having sociable manners; sociable
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
clothing store; boutique; dress shop
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
(with a) start; fright; alarm
viewing as a problem; problematizing
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
prevention; precaution; protection against
to nip (something) in the bud
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line