paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
(someone else's) daughter
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
hostility; antagonism; opposition
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master
full dress; formal dress; uniform
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
kindergarten graduation ceremony
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
person holding a dan rank; black belt (martial arts); dan player (go, shogi)
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
kindness; intimacy; friendship
type of occupation; occupational category
point in common; common feature
to be enchanted; to be charmed
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing