half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
looking depressed; long face
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
pointing out; identification
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
fellow pupil; fellow apprentice
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
foreign land; overseas land; overseas territories of the Empire of Japan (e.g. Korea, Taiwan)
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.)
departure; leaving; setting off
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
really; truly; indeed; good grief
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
older brother and younger sister
quarrel; dispute; argument
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)