damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
almost every day; almost daily
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
rebellious phase; rebellious age
right in the midst of; right at the height of
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
ignorant of the ways of the world
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to be too late; to be too slow
drawing blood; collecting blood
finding employment; getting a job
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
father; dad; husband; you; he
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
long-awaited; much-awaited
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
general; popular; common; typical
that is to say; so that means
vitality; (one's) life force
to harm; to cause harm to
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
free translation; liberal translation
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point