for use by children; for children
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
television program; TV program
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
declaration; proclamation; announcement
report of a school absence
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
municipal office; council; city hall
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
family structure; family composition; family makeup
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
official copy of the family register
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
discovery; detection; finding
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
several hundred; hundreds (of)
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
experience; history; record; career
child from a previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
a long, long time ago; very long ago
disclosure; exposure; revelation
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations