does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
name; given name; first name
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
general delivery; counter collection; poste restante
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
besides; in addition; also; moreover
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
as a child; when one was a child
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence