cram school; private tutoring school; juku
granulation; granulation tissue; proud flesh; bulbil
loyal retainer; loyal subject
discipline; training; teaching manners
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
reopening; resumption; restarting
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
metre; meter; meter; gauge
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
same; similar; (just) like; equal
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
right beside; close to; nearby
long (time that has passed); old (story)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
as you see; as you can see
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
means of transportation; transport service
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
management; administration; operation
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
at a moment's notice; readily
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
going straight on; going straight ahead
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter