ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
direct method; indicative mood
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
to fix (e.g. to a wall); to secure; to install; to plant
(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to string along (of rope, etc.)
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
to have (something) innate; to be born with
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
mat (made of pieces of split bamboo or reeds tied together)
suffering (as a result of maltreatment)
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
grandfather; male senior-citizen
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
celebration; congratulations