older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
preparations for returning (home)
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
canvas; duck; sailcloth; burlap; sackcloth
starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to put someone to trouble
uncle (older than one's parent)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
you could say that; that might be so
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
commuting to school; school commute
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
fat; tallow; lard; grease