to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
originally; by nature; from the start
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to move (house); to change residence
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
senior high school student
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
around 40 (years of age, esp. women)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)