older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
in the meanwhile; during the time
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be surprised; to be astonished
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
baton (of command); order; command; direction
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
drama; theatre; theater; play
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to roll up one's sleeves and get to work; to buckle down
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
world; society; people; the public
very popular; highly favoured
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person