to fall behind the times; to miss out (on an opportunity); to miss the boat; (lit.) to miss the bus
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
(Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit
barrier-free; planning or design to facilitate accessibility for the elderly and disabled
complications (in an illness)
footbath; hot spring bath designed for soaking one's feet
(social) position; status
latte; caffè latte; radio and television
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to be a matter of life or death
family vacation; family trip
to live; to make a living; to get on with
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
postcard; memo; note; card
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
division into equal parts; equal parts
24 hours; twenty-four hours
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to support each other; to support one another
moment by moment; hour by hour
to begin to appear; to begin to come in