talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
junior high school student; middle school pupil
one day; (on) a certain day
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
title deed; certificate of title
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
myself; yourself; I; me; you
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
of course; certainly; naturally
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to subsist; to keep on living
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all