to be away from home; to be out of the house
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
older person with more life experience
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)