father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
homeowner; head of a household
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
occupation; calling; livelihood
interest (in something); enthusiasm
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
natural disaster; cataclysm
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to toss away; to throw out
receiving a gift or favor without giving or doing anything in return
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base