passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
business ability; business acumen
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
how many years; how long; what year
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
naughty; mischievous; unruly
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
and yet; though; when; in spite of