old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
traditional Japanese dance
womanly; ladylike; feminine
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
long-established; old-established; traditional
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
world; society; people; the public
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
detour; circumvention; turning movement
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
fashion sense; sense of fashion
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
observation; survey; watching
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to soften; to moderate; to relieve