mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
older sister; elder sister
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
several weeks; a few weeks
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
national border; provincial border
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to do for (the sake of someone else)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
at that time; in those days
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
outside the country; abroad
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
not necessarily so; is not always true
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
current student; enrolled student
when it becomes; when it comes to
snapshot (esp. of people)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to rock; to shake; to swing
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains