older brother and younger sister
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to grow up; to become an adult
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
attendance (at school); going to school
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
form; shape; figure; visage
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
honorific/polite/humble prefix
until now; so far; up to the present
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course