two persons; two people; pair; couple
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyana); long-tailed
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
(on the) bank of a large river
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
beginning; commencement; first (one comes to); approaching; affability; approachability
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
centre of attention; center of attention
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
disinheritance; disowning
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration