homecoming; returning home
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
parking lot rented on a monthly basis
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
gentle; mild; meek; tender
older brother; elder brother
senior high school; high school
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
counter for chairs or seats
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
father; dad; husband; you; he
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
kitchen; financial situation