clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
point in common; common feature
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
tingling; stinging; pungently
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
when it becomes; when it comes to
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension