quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to care for someone; to look after someone
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
older sister; elder sister
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
independence; self-reliance
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to go out and away; to leave
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to recall; to remember; to recollect
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
finding employment; getting a job
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...