headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
how long; how far; how much
don't worry; there's no need to worry
small fraction; small proportion
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
facial expression of feigned ignorance
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
time; season; period; phase; stage
originally; by nature; from the start
forcibly; against one's will
water-heater; water-boiler
electric appliance store; electrician
individual; private person; personal; private
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to discuss; to talk together
(someone else's) daughter
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to trample; to crush underfoot
ground beetle; carabid (esp. of superfamily Caraboidea, but excluding subfamily Carabinae); Anisodactylus signatus (species of ground beetle)
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
ignorant of the ways of the world
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
homeroom; form room; form class
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?