behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to increase; to add to; to augment
to become possible; to become able to (do)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
good (place to leave off); convenient
addition; annexation; appendage
polymerization; polymerisation
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into