athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
older sister; lass; young lady
because of; owing to; due to
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
rapping sound (and other sounds when associated with poltergeists)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
kitchen; financial situation
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
second marriage; remarriage
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
serious; not joking; straight
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
honorific/polite/humble prefix
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
hatcho miso; dark miso variety produced in Aichi Prefecture
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...