eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
vibrator; vibe; feeling; vibes; vibraphone; vibration
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
fall; drop; descent; coming down
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to flare up; to burst into flames
acceleration; speeding up
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
sound of something falling
invisibly; secretly; privately
those (near the second person)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to concern; to be related
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word