elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
what do you want?; can I help you?
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
club activities; extracurricular activities
please; somehow or other; one way or another
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
correction; rectification; mending; repair
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
of no interest; not interested
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
ago; since; before; previous
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
this occasion; at this time; now
natural span of life; 250 years old