whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
retrogression; regression
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
journal; magazine; periodical
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
that; the matter in question
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
self-consciousness; self-awareness
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
bombshell announcement (statement)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to treat someone; to entertain someone
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
sanity; consciousness; soberness
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
memory; sense; experience
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to grow up; to become an adult
to pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears