elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
straight-laced person; stubborn person
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to go numb; to have pins and needles
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
look!; there!; here!; that is
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
friction; discord; strife
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
flashy; gaudy; flamboyant
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to get one's head around; to think about
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
cheongsam; qipao; mandarin dress
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium