older sister; elder sister
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to be on the same page
living by oneself; living alone
that is to say; so that means
common use; communal use; sharing
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
(a) Buddha; deceased person
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
conviction; belief; confidence
courteous; decorous; polite
rat (esp. a laboratory rat)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes