unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
weekly publication; weekly magazine
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
precocious; precocious child
cattleya (type of orchid)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
exile; banishment; deportation
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to show one's affection; to express one's love
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
platform; home; home base; home plate
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
convenience; service; facility; excreta (esp. faeces); excrement; stool
illegal; illicit; unlawful
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)