interruption; interference; butting in
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
three; three years of age
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
set of three; three sets; three classes
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Aomori (city, prefecture)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life