older sister and younger brother
old friend; familiar face
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
high spirits; gleeful mood
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
other side; opposite side; other party
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
royal castle; imperial castle
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring