promotion; raising of status
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
no!; no no!; no, not at all
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
older sister; elder sister
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
forcibly; against one's will
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
family; members of a family
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony