elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
darling (woman); dear; one's sister; friend
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
name; given name; first name
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
ten; 10; ten years of age
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
single eye; one eye; single lens; simple eye; ocellus
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
suffix appended to someone else's family members
be (that) as it may; having said that
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
one day; (on) a certain day
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency