blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
older sister; elder sister
Niigata (city, prefecture)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
memory; sense; experience
pair; the two; both persons; both things
provisional; temporary; tentative
pact; convention; agreement
to appease; to suppress; to calm
connection; link; relationship
besides; in addition; also; moreover
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to affect; to impact; to influence
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
primary school; elementary school; grade school
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
being too late; losing one's final chance
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal