to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
senior high school; high school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
together; at the same time; same; identical
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
very; extremely; excessively
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
whatever (the case may be)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
adds force or indicates command
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
father; dad; husband; you; he
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to inherit; to succeed; to take over