to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
blood relationship; blood relative
every year; yearly; annually
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
place where one works; construction site; working area
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
results; record; grades; marks
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
one thin flat object; one sheet
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
bento; Japanese box lunch
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
had better ...; had better not ...