older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
one's physical safety; personal security
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
blood relationship; blood relative
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
side effect; adverse reaction
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
horse tack; horse gear; harness
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)