older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
early closing; finishing (work) early
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
with a (light) slapping sound
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
objection; dissent; protest
relatively hot; fairly hot
food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)