elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
light (e.g. colour, color)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
the same kind; accomplice; partner
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to have an eye on; to zero in on
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
good person; virtuous person
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to wring the neck; to strangle
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously