upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
catgirl; character who looks, acts, etc. like a cat
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
number of people; population; human head
distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
rapid-fire comic dialogue
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
pleased to make your acquaintance
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
freak (dancing, film, speed, etc.); enthusiast; deformed person, animal. etc.; freak; monster
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
kitchen maid; kitchen duties; cooking
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
pristella tetra (Pristella maxillaris); X-ray tetra
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot