grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
art of self-defense (defence)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
technical skill; ability; capacity
rational; reasonable; logical
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
starting line; starting point
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
lodging; boarding; boarding house; school dormitory
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
vertically structured society
leisure; leisure time; spare time
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
daily visit (of worship); frequent visit
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
unconditionally; as a rule
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
beyond imagination; unimaginable
middle of the night; dead of night
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
reality; actuality; hard fact
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
pomade; balm; perfumed oil