to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
indicate reason; infers some protest
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
how many years; how long; what year
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
and yet; though; when; in spite of
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to get angry; to lose one's temper
primary school; elementary school; grade school
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
excursion; field trip; school trip
group; party; team; squad; section
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
older sister; lass; young lady
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful