while; even though; despite
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
observation; survey; watching
to be perturbed; to be agitated
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
of course; certainly; naturally
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
true state; actual condition; reality
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
resignation; acceptance; consolation
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
very young; little; childish; immature
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
chestnut (horse coat color)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
innocent; cherubic; childlike
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough