elopement; running away with a lover
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
again and again; repeatedly
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
impossible; unlikely; improbable
softly; mildly; gently; politely
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to be away from home; to be out of the house
just the other day; quite recently
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
older brother; elder brother
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to make oneself available (free)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
father; dad; husband; you; he
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
murder; killing; murderer
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
moment by moment; hour by hour
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
sports-minded; sports-oriented
older sister; elder sister
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to rush over; to run up to
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
one more time; once more; once again