even if; even though; however; no matter how
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
summer vacation; summer holiday
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
in one's own way or style
though; notwithstanding; although
dullard; indecisive person
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
immediately; right away; on the spot
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to be badly made; to fail
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
ancestor; forefather; foremother
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
near-death; close to death
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
proposed site; site chosen
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks