to appear in the newspaper
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
older sister; elder sister
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
proposal; offer; request; application
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
the latter; the second; successor; descendant