to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
back street; back alley; off-street
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to say things to ease one's mind
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
one's family; family member
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
area; region; district; locality
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
rather; sooner; preferably
binge shopping; shopping spree
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
business; trade; operations; sales
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
difficult to ...; hard to ...
home environment; family environment
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period