(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
decision; determination; resolution
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
whispering into a person's ear
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
about; concerning; related to; -ish
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to take over; to hand over
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
difficult to ...; hard to ...
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
horizontal shaking (of an earthquake); rolling (of a boat, aircraft, etc.); swaying
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
one by one; each; every; at intervals of