self-consciousness; self-awareness
older brother; elder brother
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to serve; to work for; to attend
to become frayed; to become loose
no!; no no!; no, not at all
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
good feeling; feeling good
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
danger; peril; hazard; risk
door; gate; opening; title page
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to choke; to have trouble breathing
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
long ago; a long time ago; already
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
wet nurse; nursing mother
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
that day; the very same day
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around