long ago; a long time ago; already
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
ridiculous; stupid; laughable
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
suited figure; person in a suit
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
police officer; policeman; policewoman
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way