to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad
mountain river; mountain stream
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
close; intimate; on good terms
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
class-A; A class; A grade
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
back off!; leave me alone!
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
affidavit; deposition; testimony
retort; back talk; backchat
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
sleepover; overnight stay
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful