(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
older sister; elder sister
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
-less; lacking; non-existing
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
chocolate chips; chocolate chip
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but