to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
study; library; den; home office; reading room
older brother and older sister
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
child born with teeth; child which does not resemble its parents; changeling; wild child; badly-behaved child
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
deep affection; dear; beloved
shoji (paper sliding door)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
long (time that has passed); old (story)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer