younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
reality; actuality; hard fact
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
unidentifiable; unidentified
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
to fall on one's backside
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
color scheme; colour scheme
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to the last; persistency; thoroughness