older sister and younger brother
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
homecoming; return to one's home
frequency (of occurrence)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
training; drill; practice; discipline
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to fight against; to oppose; to face
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
(someone else's) child; child; kid
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to go out and away; to leave
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
being in one's room (office, etc.)
the reason is ...; it is because ...
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
to appease; to suppress; to calm
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building