there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
this spring; spring this year
first meeting; first interview with
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
verbal message; word (from someone)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
bento; Japanese box lunch
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
every evening; night after night
joke; playfulness; kidding around
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory