halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to turn left; to turn to the left
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
the reverse; other side; lining
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
how; in what way; I wonder
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
neighbourhood; neighborhood
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
it's no joke; gimme a break!
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity