foster father; adoptive father
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to move (house); to change residence
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
having more losses than wins
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
one's only good clothes (suit, dress, etc.); one's only suit of clothes; one's best clothes; one's Sunday best
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
conceit; vanity; pride; self-importance; egotism
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
east, west, south and north
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
thick clouds; classical Japanese poetry
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
style of Japanese folk song associated with Niigata Prefecture
unfortunately; regrettably
northern direction; north; (legal) wife (of a nobleman); lady
to push back; to press back; to force back
supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things