older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
dark reddish-brown; liver color
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
kitchen; financial situation; finances
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to come face to face (with)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
about this time; about now
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
determination; resolution
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
weird; disgusting; sickening
because of; owing to; due to
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely