boaster; braggart; bossy person; overbearing person
customer service office; CSO
Guri and Gura (children's book series)
care of schoolchildren outside of school time
fetching balls (tennis, baseball, etc.); ball boy
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
like it or not; like or not like
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
remaining; left-over; excess
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
family vacation; family trip
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to call out; to ask someone to come
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
to think constantly about; to dwell on
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
just you wait and see (as a threat)
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent