to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
instrumental; instrumental music
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
to give a round of applause; to applaud
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
encouragement; urging; spurring on
himself; yourself; herself
amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
pointed knife; logging; cutting; (beef) scraps; starting to speak; extraction (of a portion of a media file)
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential