carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
generation; the world; the age
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
independence; self-reliance
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior high school; high school
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
pizzeria; pizza parlor (parlour); pizza place
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
middle of the night; dead of night
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
instead; but (on the other hand)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
stairs; stairway; staircase
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner