(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
myself; yourself; I; me; you
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to like; to love; to be fond of
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (card suit)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to be found; to be discovered
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
as a child; when one was a child
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
very young; little; childish; immature
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
come out!; where are you?
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible