leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
soap; soapland; brothel where one can bathe with prostitutes
to dispose of; to sell off
internal organs; intestines; viscera
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
senior high school; high school
leaving school during a term
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
beyond this point; from now on; after this
serious; not joking; straight
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
different (from); not the same (as)
future (usually near); prospects
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
large family; extended family