little by little; bit by bit
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
all; entire; whole; altogether
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
older sister; elder sister
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
how; in what way; how about
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to be away from home; to be out of the house
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
discipline; training; teaching manners
to do over; to remake; to resume
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
shunning; ostracism; exclusion; flick (of one's finger; to express disgust, scorn, disapproval, etc.)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); the human body; Tao, heaven, earth and king