mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
older brother; elder brother
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
family; members of a family
change; alteration; modification
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
completely; fully; entirely
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
that's the way it is; such is life
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car
large truck; semi-trailer
light; right; right field; right fielder
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough