younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
temporary absence from school
important points; main points; gist; list of requirements
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
philanderer; womanizer; man who takes advantage of women; womanizing; philandering
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
top star (esp. male lead role in the all-female Takarazuka musical theater troupe); major celebrity
to become better; to improve
personal; individual; private
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism