My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
reason; cause; history; origin
independence; self-reliance
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
after school (at the end of the day)
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
winter vacation; winter holidays
longed-for; anxiously awaited
older brother; elder brother
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
company; corporation; workplace
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
society for the study of manga; manga club
rationalization; justification
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
without; but if; otherwise; or else
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery