to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
February; second month of the lunar calendar
Civil Aeronautics Law; Aviation Law
revision; amendment; alteration
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
trip abroad; overseas travel
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
general; popular; common; typical
Bon holidays; Bon holiday period (in mid-August)
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; comic book market; comicbook market
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
homecoming; returning home
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to come back; to return; to recur