neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
one's older sister and her husband
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
lucky-dip bag; grab bag; mystery package (with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price)
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
sign; indication; omen; symptom
one-by-one; separately; in detail
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick
blow; hit (on the body); beating
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to thrust down; to push off
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
2nd day of the month; two days
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
question; inquiry; enquiry
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
within the family; in the home; domestic
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
living by oneself; living alone
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to make a speech; to address
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)