care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to redeem (from sin); to save
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
red-hot iron; swords and guns; gunfire; termagancy; violent temper; gambler; red flesh of lean tuna
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
interruption; suspension; break
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
living by oneself; living alone
(someone else's) parents; both parents
to serve; to work for; to attend
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
child who loves their grandmother; child who is doted on by their grandmother
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble