older sister; elder sister
upper part; upper region; region above
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
Karafuto (Japanese name for Sakhalin)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
enjoyable (pleasant) feeling (atmosphere)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
vice; immorality; corruption
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
income; receipts; revenue
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
to badger; to pester; to beg
every month; monthly; month by month
to need; to require; to take; to demand
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
negotiations; discussions; connection
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
remittance; sending money
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out