punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
many; numerous; various; large number of
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to find out; to discover; to locate
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
commuting to school; school commute
to be hesitant; to feel timid
one's best interests; one's own good
to mow; to reap; to harvest
grotesque; disgusting; gross
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine