to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
prohibition; inhibition; ban
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
older brother and younger sister
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
nice; good; well-executed
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)
large serving; large portion
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
two classes; double; two sets