to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to grow up; to become an adult
precocious; precocious child
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
marriage proposal; courtship
existence; possession; having; limited company
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
action committee; executive committee
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
drama; theatre; theater; play
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
wherein; therein; thereinto
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
selection; choice; option
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
understood; I see; OK; present; here
scattered; separated; dispersed
preparations for returning (home)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat