elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
from now; from this moment; henceforth
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
shaft (e.g. machinery); axle; shaft (of a golf club); mine shaft; pit
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to not take seriously; to take lightly
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
incoming wave; surf; swash; comber; beachcomber