the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
hey there; I say; see here
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
imagination; supposition; guess
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
already; now; no longer; not any more
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
genuine; authentic; true; real
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
kindergarten graduation ceremony
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
primary school; elementary school; grade school
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
second-year student; biennial
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
bento; Japanese box lunch
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)