(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
long ago; already; a long time ago
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
exactly as stated; verbatim
to pick up; to find; to gather
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to rain incessantly; to downpour
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
black rain; heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...