family; members of a family
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to grow up; to become an adult
precocious; precocious child
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
marriage proposal; courtship
existence; possession; having; limited company
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
action committee; executive committee
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
drama; theatre; theater; play
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
wherein; therein; thereinto
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring