popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
using every trick (in the book)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
biological younger sister
intimacy; affection; familiarity
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
prompt decision and prompt execution; make swift decisions and take quick actions
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to crouch; to squat; to cower
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to show; to bare (the teeth)
imposing stance; daunting pose