older brother and younger sister
striking; remarkable; considerable
this is why; this means; it is the case that
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
claw sharpening; scratching post (for cats); claw sharpener
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
brushing; blushing (blotchiness or milkiness in paint applied to a surface)
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
growth (to maturity); being brought up; growing up; raising
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
blood relationship; blood relative
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
family structure; family composition; family makeup
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
questions and answers; dialogue
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
that is to say; so that means
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
and; thereupon; because of that
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)
interruption; interference; butting in
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
last night; yesterday evening
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma