one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
spitting image; dead ringer; exact resemblance
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
in the future; another day; later
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to have a talk; to tell a story
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to make a lasting impression
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
whatever (the case may be)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
instability; insecurity; crankiness
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
unable to resist; unable to suppress
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)