to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
flour; meal; powder; dust
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
harsh criticism; something worthless or of little value
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
one thin flat object; one sheet
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to look forward to something
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
older sister; elder sister
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead