older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to cry and shout; to scream
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
how; in what way; circumstances
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
cares; ill feeling; reserve
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
carnivore; carnivorous animal
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
currently popular; in fashion; trendy
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
long ago; already; a long time ago
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
personification; impersonation; embodiment
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
(social) position; status
establishment; settlement
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with