opening and shutting; opening and closing
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
senior high school; high school
leaving school during a term
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
beyond this point; from now on; after this
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
serious; not joking; straight
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
different (from); not the same (as)
future (usually near); prospects
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many