to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
otherwise; or else; if not
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
bad character; bad person; villain; baddie
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
boastful speech; bragging
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
banning of books; banned book
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly