older sister; elder sister
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
perfect; complete; flawless
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
woman; female; feminine gender
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
delay; putting off; procrastination
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
story; tale; talk; discussion
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
man; male; masculine gender
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
meaning; significance; sense
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
Konaki Jijii (a ghost in Japanese folklore with the shape of a small old man and having a baby's cry)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)