sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
selflessness; being unselfish
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to serve; to work for; to attend
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
main; principal; chief; primary; major
medium-sized paper (approx. 15x21 cm, used for notebooks); medium-sized photo print (approx. 10x13 cm)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
older sister; elder sister
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
to be born; to come into the world
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
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...