sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
older sister; elder sister
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
university student; college student
department (faculty) of literature
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
calamity; misfortune; disaster
incident; affair; happening; event
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
living; lifestyle; living room
shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
24 hours; twenty-four hours
March; third month of the lunar calendar
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
how many years; how long; what year
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes