older sister; elder sister
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
every month; each month; monthly
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
one day; (on) a certain day
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
Sincerely yours (with the nuance of "please excuse the brevity of this letter")
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
modesty; humility; being humble
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
aforementioned; above-mentioned
commencing with; including
school rules; school regulations
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember