exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
older brother; elder brother
to follow another's example
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
materials; data; document
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
at least; at most; (even) just
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
as a child; when one was a child
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
results; record; grades; marks
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
serious; not joking; straight
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to talk; to chat; to chatter
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
until now; so far; up to the present
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove