second marriage; remarriage
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
senior high school student
price increase; prise rise
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (a thing) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
close; intimate; on good terms
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
older brother; elder brother
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
maid; helper; help; assistance
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
everything; anything; nothing
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
human relations; personal relationships
intelligence gathering; information gathering
reopening; resumption; restarting
due form; official; formality