to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
trouble; bother; annoyance
older sister; elder sister
chair; stool; post; office; position
knowing; (an) acquaintance
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
murder; killing; murderer
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
sleeping together in a huddle
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
senior high school student
junior high school student; middle school pupil
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to subsist; to keep on living
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to help each other; to cooperate
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till