of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
originally; by nature; from the start
older brother; elder brother
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
mission; delegation; transmission
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
senior high school student
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
women's college; women's university
marriage proposal; courtship
surroundings; environs; circumference
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
such; like that; that sort of; very
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
two-family house; house for a two-generation family
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
without cause; without reason
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly