elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
one's family; family member
soccer club (at a school); football club
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
close; intimate; on good terms
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to be to the point; to be pertinent
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
alone; by oneself; on one's own
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
third-year student; third-year pupil
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
permission; approval; authorization; license
go away; leave; get lost; fuck off; scram
trouble; bother; annoyance
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
beginning; outset; first; onset
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
the same kind; accomplice; partner
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing