old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
modest; reserved; discreet; careful; prudent; circumspect
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
dominant player (e.g. in politics); single strong player
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
Chiba Prefecture (Kanto area)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
whispering into a person's ear
suddenly; all of a sudden
to ask for directions; to ask the way
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair
Christmas Eve; holy night
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
first half of a game; first half of a match
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
snow viewing; snow-scene viewing
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
to become empty; to be emptied