as a child; when one was a child; childhood
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
woman who is obsessed with the education of her children
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
trauma (usu. psychological)
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
judgment; judgement; discernment
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to subsist; to keep on living
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
guess; conjecture; surmise
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)