elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to give rein to (imagination)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
donor; contributor; provider
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a preserved cherry leaf
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
unrequited love; one-sided love
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
boohoo; boo hoo; sniff sniff; sob sob; waa waa