(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
goodbye; see you later; bye-bye; then; and (then); in that case
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
people; men and women; each person; everybody
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
while; during; while; although; all; both
myself; yourself; I; me; you
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
with a friendly grin; smilingly
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
object of romantic interest; potential love interest
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum