(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
business trip; official trip
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
(another's) daughter; young lady
established practice; custom
Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); northern sea lion
dizziness caused by prolonged hot bath
want to ... do something; would like to ...
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
senior high school student
summer vacation; summer holiday
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to be worried; to be troubled
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
to pack; to box; to package
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)