older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
corridor; hallway; passageway
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
with these words; while saying
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
time; season; period; phase; stage
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to