household economy; family finances
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to polish up; to shine up
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to leave as is; to ignore
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
ancient Shinto music and dancing
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
outlet (store that sells seconds, discontinued lines, etc.); electrical outlet
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
isolation; being alone; being friendless
connection; link; relationship
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank