is that so?; I see; right; oh
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
monetary; financial; pecuniary
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
results; record; grades; marks
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
showing one's face in public; facing another person
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
empirically; from experience
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh