(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to do
child's tear-stained face
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
had better ...; had better not ...
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
the other day; a few days ago
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
again; once more; a second time
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous