leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
in a tousled manner; in a ruffled fashion; in a disorderly manner; with a fluster; confusedly; messily
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
partition; room divider; partition (on a disk)
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
two mighty rivals; (lit.) dragon and tiger
mature woman; middle-aged woman
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
most important condition (for); first prerequisite
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
raising (bet); raising (object); lifting; raising (topic); bringing up; raising (children); rearing
horse mackerel, cut open and dried
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
lightly pickled vegetables
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
last ray of hope; only hope
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
looking depressed; long face
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
bento; Japanese box lunch
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100