to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
ten-year-old; ten year old
older sister and younger brother
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
bereavement; separation by death; loss
ex-wife; former wife; previous wife
how many years; how long; what year
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
business; trade; operations; sales
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
probability; likelihood; chances
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to take a breath; to take a short rest
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
elder sister; older female friend
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
only recently; just of late
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
the same grade; same class
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops