head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
field; plain; prairie; moor
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
transactions; dealings; business
elder daughter; older daughter
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery
helper; assistant; help; assistance
ragman; junkman; garbage man
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
Aomori (city, prefecture)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
living by selling off one's possessions
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
walking briskly; determinedly