pure of heart and beautiful; innocent and beautiful
privately owned rice field
to be the leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
underground website or online message board for a school where students typically exchange information on tests, commit cyberbullying, etc.
rain or shine; no postponement for rain
ding; chime (sound of a bell or a small gong)
Chōji era (1104.2.10-1106.4.9)
common saying; slang; argot
being good at shopping sensibly; sensible shopper; shrewd buyer; smart shopper
to differentiate; to segregate
star beautician; famous beautician
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body; to be helpful
first runner (in a relay race); top-class runner; vanguard (of a person); front line; top runner (system of benchmarking against best-in-class performance)
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
marks or dots written alongside a word to indicate stress or draw the reader's attention; emphasis mark; guiding marks written beside kanji to facilitate reading of kanbun
Canidae (family containing domestic dogs, wolves, foxes, etc.)
nonfulfillment of a contract; contractual non-performance; breach of contract
sharply (glare, stare, etc.); piercingly; stinging; clashing (of swords, etc.)
monkey-like face (e.g. protruding ears); simian features
dirt cheap; very cheap; worthless; lot (in a sale)
product demonstration; sales demonstration
prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks
to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up
creating a (usually favorable) environment
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
alma mater clique; old school tie
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
odd couple; incongruous couple
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
response; feeling; worth ...ing; worthwhile ...ing; satisfying to ...
meanwhile; in the meantime
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
omniscient point of view (in narration)
better than none at all; better than nothing
do this, do that; dos and don'ts
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
middle grades of primary school (third and fourth grades)