jealousy; roasted rice cake
unexpected meeting; coincidence
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
method of bringing up; method of raising
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to cause a person trouble
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
what parents would bring up a kid like this?; (lit.) I'd like to see his (her) parents' faces
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
support; backing; patronage
mockery; derision; ridicule
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to write down; to record; to register
document; official papers
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage