younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
difficult to ...; hard to ...
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
end of term; end of semester
head of the student council; president of the student council
next; secondly; subsequently
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
offender; criminal; culprit
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
planning; plan; project; arrangements
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
to be found; to be discovered