brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
waste; uselessness; redundance
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
delicious; appetizing; appetising
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
lost article; something forgotten
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
household economy; family finances
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
finding employment; getting a job
independence; self-reliance
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe