without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
little finger; pinky; little toe
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
himself; yourself; herself
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
older brother; elder brother
I see; that's right; indeed
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour