guardians; parents; father and older brother
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
operating (e.g. of trains, cars); running; working
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
imposing stance; daunting pose
squared timber; rectangular lumber
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
to compose; to put together
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
(large number of people, esp. students) singing and dancing around a bonfire at night
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be