obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
boy; son; baby boy; young man
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
large amount of money; great cost
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
world; society; people; the public
prime of one's working life
very young; little; childish; immature
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
heart; guts; nerve; central part
(medical) doctor; physician
in the background; not standing out
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to be worried; to be troubled
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
covering; protection; backing; relief
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
all over Japan; throughout Japan
seeing one off; farewell; escort
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations