to differentiate; to segregate
two days before yesterday; three days back (ago)
Magic Tape (brand of hook-and-loop fastener, equiv. to Velcro)
family breakdown; family disintegration; collapse of one's family
class meeting; classroom assembly
steady progress; rapid advance
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court) (1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
being a good listener; good listener
choosing between two things; two choices
class president; head class representative
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
change of schedule; schedule change
having gone too far to turn back
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
point in question (at issue)
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
after a long time; for the first time in a while
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect