elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
marriage proposal; courtship
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
marrying to become a housewife; (lit.) permanent employment (once one becomes a housewife)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
point of compromise; common ground
in order; in turn; one by one
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
end of a match; end of a game
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
inter-office mail; intra-company mail
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
conference room; council room
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...