to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
independence from parents
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
daddy's girl; daddy's boy
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
mass of rock; rock lump; block
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
independence; self-reliance
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
to have a trade; to have a vocation
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to thrust down; to push off
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
villain; baddie; the villain's part
wrestler (esp. pro wrestler)