blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
while; even though; despite
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
plural; multiple; plural (number)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
close; intimate; on good terms
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman