to translate; to interpret
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
difference in social standing; difference in social position
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
to check; to stop; to keep back
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
to do together; to share; to participate in
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
impression of the teeth; tooth mold (mould); tooth mark; teeth marks
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance