single-mother household; fatherless family
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to have a talk; to tell a story
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
second-year student; biennial
to be dispersed; to get separated
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
and yet; though; when; in spite of
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
back off!; leave me alone!
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
aquatic products; fisheries
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal