chopping board; cutting board
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
sinking; submerging; sinker; weight
outsider; someone outside of a group
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
whatever (the case may be)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
single colour (color); monochrome
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
guardians; parents; father and older brother
established practice; custom
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined