lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
hand rim; handrim; push rim; pushrim
first-rate; finest quality; the best
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
singing; song; music class (at pre-WWII schools); song for music classes
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
low (level, value, price, etc.)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
sudden outbreak; accidental; incidental
fresh, young ears of rice; lush ears of rice
loquat (Eriobotrya japonica); Japanese medlar
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
with humility (esp. of women in relation to their partner); humbly; (lit.) three steps behind
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
eco bag; reusable shopping bag
attendance; participation; presence
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
value; worth; virtue; blessing
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
license; licence; permission; driver's license
motorized two-wheeled vehicle (with a displacement of less than 50cc); scooter; moped
motorcycle (with a displacement of 50cc or more); motorbike
exceptional item; extraordinary product
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience