appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
mask; disguise; guise; mask
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); becoming popular; becoming a hit
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
interference; intervention; meddling
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
man; male; masculine gender
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
there is no way that ...; easy; simple