I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to look forward to something
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
feminine; womanly; female
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to make an appearance; to show up
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
big frame; large figure; huge body
survival; survivor; relic
just a minute; small quantity
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
established practice; custom
counterattack (kendo, judo, etc.); reversal technique
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
incident; affair; happening; event
to apologize; to apologise
to bring up under one's personal care
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide