the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
menarche; first menstruation
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
slim; slender; slight; delicate
womanly; ladylike; feminine
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear
nothing but; none other than
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to grow up; to become an adult
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
sizzle (sound of meat cooking); shrill droning of a cicada
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
to encamp; to take up positions
mobile; mobile (sculpture)
investment; contribution; financing
foreign capital group; foreign company
(company's) main financing bank; principal bank
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)