family; relatives; dependents; household
to have a name entered in the family register
stale; hackneyed; cliched
number of days (times) one has attended
combined school (e.g. junior high and high school)
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
junior high school graduate; middle school graduate
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
near; nearby; not far off
one's real father; natural father; biological father
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
to hold fast; to protect to the end
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
living with one's parents; living at home
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
standardization; manualization; compiling into a manual; formalization
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
interest (in something); enthusiasm
alvar; biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil
to squash; to crush; to flatten
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course