winning by judges' decision (in judo)
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
changing the subject; on a different note; by the way
(your) beloved son; cute boy
having various interests; wide range of interests
skillful; clever; versatile; handy
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
changing one's image and becoming more social and extroverted upon entering high school
blending of Japanese and Western styles
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
exercise to help digestion
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
everything one does; whatever one does
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
older sister; elder sister
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
the world in general; society; convention
(one's) quota; assignment
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque