brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
special training; intensive training; crash course
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
scrunchie; hair tie covered in fabric
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
ink rubbing of a fish; (making a) fish print; (taking a) fish impression; snapshot of a web page (to preserve its contents); archive
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
man who practises cunnilingus; dog who licks butter off a person's body (for sexual arousal)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
I see; that's right; indeed
sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
creepy geek; disgusting otaku; extreme geek
step-up; advance; progress; increase
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs