willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
rebellious phase; rebellious age
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
after school (at the end of the day)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand