stairs; stairway; staircase
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
older sister; elder sister
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
senior high school student
without leaving any trace
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
since one was born; (in) all one's life
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
kitchen; financial situation
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
guardian; protector; patron; parent
evening meal; dinner; supper
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
retreating figure; appearance from behind
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)