siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
choices; alternatives; options
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
(period of) a year; during an era
to be prolonged; to drag on
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
will not do; do not; does not
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex