a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
summer vacation; summer holiday
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to discuss; to talk together
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
correction; rectification; mending; repair
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
February; second month of the lunar calendar
Civil Aeronautics Law; Aviation Law
revision; amendment; alteration
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
trip abroad; overseas travel
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
Bon holidays; Bon holiday period (in mid-August)
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; comic book market; comicbook market
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
homecoming; returning home
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing