study; diligence; discount; reduction
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
one's best interests; one's own good
new student; freshman; first-year student
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to be helpful; to be useful
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
university (college) professor
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to project; to stick out; to stand out
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
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