lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
very young; little; childish; immature
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
sincere; earnest; serious
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
warmly; cordially; with tender care
while surprised; suddenly
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
tradition; legend; folklore
ago; since; before; previous
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
close; intimate; on good terms