(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
good-for-nothing; worthless
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to underrate; to make light of
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
stairs; stairway; staircase
(made of) stone; stone-built
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
measurement round the hips
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness