he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
failing to recognize someone; underestimation (of someone's ability); not realizing someone's skill
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
from the beginning; from scratch
to grow angry; to display one's anger
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
this and that; one thing and another
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
24 hours; twenty-four hours
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
sudden change; complete change
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to