wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
going straight on; going straight ahead
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
foreign; abroad; overseas
traditional Japanese engagement ceremony involving ritual gift exchange between families; ceremonial engagement gifts
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
radiant smile; contented smile
exhibition; exposition; expo; fair
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader
a few years ago; some years back
Japanese, Western and Chinese (cuisine)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
prize money; monetary award; reward
victory celebration party; victory banquet
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
natural virtue; personal virtue
glib; smooth-talking; silver-tongued
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to well up; to burst; to arise
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)