child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
living room (Japanese-style)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
one thin flat object; one sheet
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
program (e.g. TV); programme
negotiations; discussions; connection
concession; conciliation; compromise
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
taking part (in planning); participation
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
tide; current; tendency; trend
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
information technology; IT
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
preference; priority; precedence
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened