one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
to pay attention; to be watchful
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
equality; impartiality; evenness
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to stamp; to engrave; to inscribe
genuine article; real thing; real deal
family; members of a family
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
observation; survey; watching
elder sister; older female friend
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
interruption; suspension; break
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
trouble; bother; annoyance
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in