older sister; elder sister
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
what is called; what they call; so-called
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
dignity; credit; (arch.) deed of sale (for a land, forest or house); (arch.) sale value; (arch.) selling price
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
God; god; ace; king; superior person
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
snake eyes (dice); double ones
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
that is to say; so that means
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
square knot (starting with a left loop); double knot; reef knot; granny knot
to look away; to turn away
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
bento; Japanese box lunch
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)