elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
spotlight; close observation
to become clear; to be made public
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
trouble; bother; annoyance
how long; how far; how much
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
judge; judgement; decision; judging (a person, situation, etc.); judgement
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
truancy; absence without leave
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
unregistered; non-registered
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to say; to be called; to do
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
by today; before the day is over
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled