related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
older brother and younger sister
connection; link; relationship
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
complete change; about-face
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
being under the rule of; being under the government of
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to lead a life; to live a life
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
head of a ward; mayor of a ward; chief administrator of a ward
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
covert action; covert operations
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
since then; from that time; ever since
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?