last; final; end; conclusion; rust
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
older sister; lass; young lady
boy; son; baby boy; young man
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to relapse; to reassert; to review
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to hand over; to surrender
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to thrust away; to send flying
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump up and down; to hop