(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
shipping; shipment; forwarding
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
term of validity; expiration date (of medicine, credit card, etc.)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to put on airs; to assume importance
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to shave off; to scrape off
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
to think constantly about; to dwell on
point card; loyalty card; reward card
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
double-leaved printing (traditional East Asian books); sealed-page printing; magazine (esp. pornographic) with long side or all three sides sealed to prevent browsing; dual page
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct