one's house; one's home; one's family
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
older sister; elder sister
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
this is why; this means; it is the case that
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
old hag; old woman; old bat
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
the other day; a few days ago
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
older sister and younger brother
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
older brother; elder brother
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to care for someone; to look after someone
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
complete stranger; total stranger
that is to say; so that means
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful