straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
to recall; to remember; to recollect
surname; family name; last name
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
reaction; response; reaction
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
without a holiday; nonstop
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around