firm; unshakeable; resolute
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
understood; I see; OK; present; here
it's been a long time; long time no see
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to take on a role; to take part
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
university student; college student
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
food; food products; foodstuffs
support; backing; aid; assistance
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet