(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict