regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
long johns; long underpants; long underwear
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
brontosaurus; apatosaurus
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
grieving; mourning; being very sad
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
cold storage; refrigeration
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
long-awaited; eagerly awaited
year of the Boar (e.g. 2007, 2019, 2031); year of the Pig
dry riverbed; river beach
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
health and physical education
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
close; intimate; on good terms
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
threat; intimidation; menace
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to grow restive; to begin to act violently