vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
what do you want?; can I help you?
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to smile (at); to grin (at)
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
unfortunately; regrettably
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible