older sister; elder sister
literary woman; talented woman
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
belle of society; queen of high society
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
from now; from this moment; henceforth
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
innumerable changes; infinite variety
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; outdoors (non-greenhouse cultivation of crops); teahouse garden
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to lose sight of; to miss
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to be erected; to be built
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
headlight (on a vehicle); headlamp (flashlight worn on the head); head torch
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes