to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
that day; the very same day
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to name; to call; to christen; to term
penis; with a tinkle; with a jingle; with a whistle (of a kettle); sitting up and begging (of a dog); juvenile black porgy; children's game in which one hops on one foot
on and after; from ... onward; since
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
all present; all concerned; all of us
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
primary school; elementary school; grade school
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
(distinction of) sex; gender
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
germ; germs; bacteria; something dirty or harmful; vermin
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to continue to do; to persist in doing
one of these days; someday; one day
within the family; in the home; domestic
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
home area; home town; local
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
public junior high school
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished