dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
by myself; in person; by oneself
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
living; lifestyle; living room
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
preparations for returning (home)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
practice; practising; training; study
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
parting; separation; farewell
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to approach; to draw near
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit