soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
in the meanwhile; during the time
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to recall; to remember; to recollect
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
older sister; elder sister
living by oneself; living alone
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
had better ...; had better not ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to go out and away; to leave
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble