as a child; when one was a child
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
winner-takes-all (system)
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
companion; company; tritagonist
high; noble; refined; advanced
something; some kind of; for some reason
independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
polite; courteous; hospitable
solitude; loneliness; isolation
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
witnessing; observing; sighting
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
practicality; utility; usefulness
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
resin; (tobacco) resin; tar; sleep (in one's eyes, i.e. eye mucus)