debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
firmly rooted; deep-seated
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
study; research; investigation
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to take someone's life; to kill someone
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
to be prolonged; to drag on
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
championship; title (of champion)
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
whole story; full picture; full particulars
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
hospitalization; hospitalisation