spare the rod and spoil the child; (lit.) if you love your children, send them out into the world
hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to be amused; to find something interesting
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
person of doubtful origin
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
treating someone like a child
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
cooperation; collaboration
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer