big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
older brother; elder brother
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
same generation; one's generation
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
such ... as; or some such
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to be reminded of; to call to mind
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
indecent talk; dirty story
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
home area; home town; local
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple