mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
what the hell are you saying!?
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
piece; fragment; one (object)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
genius; prodigy; natural gift
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to gather; to collect; to assemble
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
manners; behavior; behaviour
lost article; something forgotten