other than; excluding; without
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
poetry and prose; literature; literary works
tradition; legend; folklore
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
blood vessel; blood relationship
remote ancestor; forefather
early marriage; marrying young
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
enrollment in kindergarten; enrolment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
going to kindergarten (nursery school, etc.)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to wander; to roam from place to place
school building; schoolhouse
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
principle of laissez-faire
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
windbreak (forest); shelterbelt