older sister; elder sister
to serve; to work for; to attend
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
middle of the night; dead of night
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
going around; patrol; round; tour
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to harm; to cause harm to
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
late at night; at a late hour