long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
very young; little; childish; immature
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
breath; breathing; tone; mood
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
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)
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
genuine article; real thing; real deal
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
doppelgänger; doppelganger
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
genuine; authentic; true; real
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed