to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
and yet; though; when; in spite of
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
to grow up; to become an adult
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
preparation; arrangements
to go out and away; to leave
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
society; public; community; social studies
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
alone; by oneself; on one's own
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
family; members of a family
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be silent; to say nothing
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back