retry; another try; another go
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
welcome!; nice to see you!
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to happen to hear; to overhear
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to be prolonged; to drag on
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
complete stranger; total stranger
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
silence (not speaking); muteness
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
inside one's heart; in one's mind
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later