sincere; earnest; serious
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
one's best interests; one's own good
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
cripple; disabled person; invalid
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
long time; long interval; for quite some time
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
period from midnight until the early morning; around 4am
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
show; exhibition; spectacle
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
in proportion to; just as much as
to assemble; to set up; to construct
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
inside; interior; inner part
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
several times; a few times
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to flare up; to burst into flames
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion