thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
older sister and younger brother
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
how should I know?; don't ask me
anything and everything; just about everything
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
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
as a child; when one was a child
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
chasing after women; womanizing
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
orphanage; children's home; foster home
children's home; child care institution; orphanage
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
serious; not joking; straight
just one person; only one
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
another; different; something else
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off