by myself; in person; by oneself
older sister; lass; young lady
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
bento; Japanese box lunch
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
day after day; day by day
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
at least; at most; (even) just
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
older sister; elder sister
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be needed; to be wanted