younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
participation; joining; entry; adherence
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
serious; not joking; straight
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
impossible; unlikely; improbable
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
position; location; base; point; site
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
wherein; therein; thereinto
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer