discipline; training; teaching manners
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
four characters; four letters
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
your husband; her husband
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
white-coloured skin; vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
calm; composed; cool; quiet
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
one revolution; one rotation
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
have a good day; take care; see you
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
world; society; people; the public
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
simply put; putting it simply; in short