(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant
unkindness; unfriendliness
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
demi-glace (type of brown sauce)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
together with; same; both; all; including ...
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
in the end; on top of that
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
how dare ...; how could ...
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy