certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
both (people); the two of them
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to go out and away; to leave
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
wife who is older than her husband
mature woman; middle-aged woman
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
courteous; decorous; polite
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
older brother and younger sister
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to complain; to make a complaint