young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
height (of a person); stature
long ago; a long time ago; already
one's sister-in-law; stepsister (elder)
(family) relationship; connection
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
such; like that; that sort of
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
way of calling (something or someone)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to rush back; to run back
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
one person; another name; nickname; alias
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to change (one's clothes)
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
(separate) house; detached house
residence; housing; residential building
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
(sliding) glass door; patio door; small floor-level opening through which dirt is swept
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces