clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
critical year in one's life; inauspicious year
the year before a critical age; the year before an inauspicious year
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
power; might; authority; influence
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
no matter how much time passes
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
superstition; superstitious belief
rousing (courage, morale, etc.); encouragement; advocacy; promotion (of a belief); encouragement
(by force of) circumstances
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
unconditionally; as a rule
forming a chow by picking up a tile discarded by another player
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
doing twice the work; duplication of work
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability