stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
companion; company; tritagonist
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to read the situation; to sense the mood
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
rebellious phase; rebellious age
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
training (esp. in-service); induction course
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
vibes; feeling; atmosphere
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to grimace; to make a wry face
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
together; mutually; fellow