blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to show up; to appear; to turn up
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
solitude; loneliness; isolation
how many months?; how long?
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
grandfather; male senior-citizen
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
one thin flat object; one sheet
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
every evening; night after night
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)