older brother; elder brother
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
much less; to say nothing of
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
bento; Japanese box lunch
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
all over Japan; throughout Japan
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)