hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
middle-aged person; person who changes his line in middle of life
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
don't you think?; indicates question
even though; despite; when
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
night watch; fire watchman
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
schoolgirl; female student
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
to thrust away; to send flying
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
action; operation; effect; function
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
when it becomes; when it comes to
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
murder; homicide; manslaughter