is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
older brother; elder brother
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
surroundings; environs; circumference
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
living thing; organism; creature; biology
as (for); for; in the capacity of
any more; any further; any better; any longer
fragment; one of the group or party
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
as a child; when one was a child
company; corporation; workplace
finding employment; getting a job
(medical) doctor; physician