complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
chicken-hearted; lily-livered; cowardly
one by one; one each; one at a time
program (e.g. TV); programme
commercial (on radio, TV, etc.); advertisement; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
less than ...; smaller ...
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
hard to control; unmanageable
principle of laissez-faire
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases; kicking back
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
carrying out one's original intention
mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
to drop; to lose; to let fall
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew