consequence; outcome; result; blame
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
supply; provision; raising; procurement
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
all; entire; whole; altogether
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
just you wait and see (as a threat)
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to recall; to remember; to recollect
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
to serve; to work for; to attend
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)