pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
since then; from that time; ever since
complete change; about-face
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to lead a life; to live a life
honorific/polite/humble prefix
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
quenching; hardening; tempering
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
moment; brief space of time
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
tool; implement; means; furniture
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
looking pale; looking unwell
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)