how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be softened; to calm down
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
brothers and sisters; siblings
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to smile (at); to grin (at)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
one-by-one; separately; in detail
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
duty; obligation; responsibility
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
treating someone like a child
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
investigation; research; looking something up
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice