smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
to shake; to sway; to waver
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
older sister; lass; young lady
otherwise; if not; or else
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
working one's way through school; earning one's own school fees; studying under adversity; studying in harsh economic circumstances
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)
woman; female; feminine gender
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
cannot be compared with; no match for
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
bedside; near one's pillow
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
moving about; stirring about
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
in the future; another day; later
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
the early bird gets the worm
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
hours of operation (machine, etc.); uptime