brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
happy memory; sweet memory
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to attack; to assault; to assail
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
family-oriented; familial
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
unconditionally; as a rule
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
verbalizing; putting into words
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
way of asking; way of listening; listener
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
ordinary; sensible; commonplace