(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
forcibly; against one's will
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
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
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)
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
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)
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
not worth considering; out of the question
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
tenth day of the month; ten days
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
senior high school; high school
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
since then; from that time; ever since
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to care for someone; to look after someone
living thing; living creature; animal; life
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state