to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
caller; visitor; company; guest
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
madness; craziness; insanity
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
sour look; surly face; pout
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
family; members of a family
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
like a part of the family
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance