messenger; envoy; emissary
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
home; household; family; hearth
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
question; inquiry; enquiry
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
major incident; major happening; big scandal
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
talking about memories; reminiscences
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
gynophobia; fear of women
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
name; given name; first name
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
woman; female; feminine gender
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
strong-willed; strong of heart