eugenic thought; idea of eugenics
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
passing the winter; hibernation
absence from work without permission
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
guidance; protective custody
to subsist; to keep on living
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
to smash violently; to crush
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
so what!; who gives a damn?
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
morning training (e.g. before school)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
discipline; training; teaching manners
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to have no chance (of succeeding)
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
future; possible; potential; prospective
act of mercy; helping another person
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
to scatter away; to vanish
chorus; singing in a chorus