to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
life imprisonment; life sentence
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
imprisonment (without forced labour); incarceration; confinement
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
property; fortune; assets
to get used to living (in); to live (somewhere) for a long time
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
in order; in turn; one by one
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
... years old; age (of) ...
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting