older sister; elder sister
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
one end; an end; part; fragment
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
and yet; though; when; in spite of
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading