rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
unexpectedly; surprisingly
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
rather; sooner; preferably
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to