chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to glare at each other; to confront each other
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
big problem; major issue; big controversy
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
at least; at most; (even) just
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about