focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
river; stream; River; the ... river
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
to say; to be called; to do
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
bright red tinged with yellow; variety of sweet potato with red skin and sweet yellow flesh (product of the Kawagoe region)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike