lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
matter causing distress; something causing worry
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
older sister; elder sister
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
scene; view; prospect; outlook
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
(sound of one's) heartbeat
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
speech; expression; wording; language
bento; Japanese box lunch
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
senior high school; high school
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences
future (usually near); prospects
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
as a child; when one was a child
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
(police) detective; criminal matter
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
field horsetail (Equisetum arvense); common horsetail
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing