one's own style; self-taught manner
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to change completely; to change suddenly
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
snake; serpent; large snake
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
for the first time in one's life
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
a Buddha; deceased person
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on