awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
older brother; elder brother
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
early (days); initial stage; initial
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
unique; peculiar; singular
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
senior; elder; person older than oneself
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
intimacy; affection; familiarity
day by day; every day; by the day
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
is something that; is that which
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
at a stroke; with a single swoop