one day; (on) a certain day
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
large amount of money; great cost
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
one's real father; natural father; biological father
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
courteous; decorous; polite
the other day; a few days ago
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
duty; function; office; mission; task
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
feelings; thoughts; meaning
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)