opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
hard education; hard training; Spartan education
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
piece of meat; cut of meat
in perfect form; going swimmingly
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to throw into; to toss into
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
never mind!; don't worry about it
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
primary school; elementary school; grade school
school rules; school regulations
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
materials; data; document
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
low dining table; tea table