to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
straight-laced person; stubborn person
festival; feast; carnival
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
having said that; on the other hand
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
principle of laissez-faire
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
closing time; lockup; curfew
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be at a loss for words
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit