prone to complaining; petulant; querulous; grumpy
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
knowing; (an) acquaintance
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
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
that's the way it is; such is life
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
really; truly; indeed; good grief
too much; excessively; too
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
both hands; both arms; ten
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
ago; since; before; previous
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
rebellious phase; rebellious age
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
even though; despite; when
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
it's not like; it isn't as if
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to recall; to remember; to recollect
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
it is not (like that) either
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
debauchee; fast liver; libertine; hell-raiser
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey