riches; wealth; resources; lottery
time required; time taken; necessary time
independence; self-reliance
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
older sister; elder sister
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
company; corporation; workplace
finding employment; getting a job
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to be tired of looking at
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
to rebuild; to reconstruct
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
homecoming; returning home
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted