as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
sincere; earnest; serious
biological older sister; real elder sister
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
great success; huge success
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
domestic affairs; internal administration
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to have troubles; to have concerns
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
right side; right-hand side
left side; left-hand side
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
remaining silent; keeping secret