(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
originally; by nature; from the start
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
beyond this point; from now on; after this
Children's Limbo; futile; unrewarding
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
major cleanup; spring cleaning
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)