to investigate; to examine
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
news; word; tidings; omen
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
identical (of twins); monozygotic; unioval; uniovular
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
older sister; lass; young lady
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
bad behavior; misbehavior
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
drama; play; powerful drug
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
strong interaction; strong force
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with