street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
small; fine; minute; stingy; cheap
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
considerably; greatly; a lot
meaning; significance; sense
had better ...; had better not ...
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to go out and away; to leave
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
second marriage; remarriage
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
beginning; outset; first; onset
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
I see; that's right; indeed
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to show up; to appear; to turn up