older brother and younger sister
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
(not) even once; (not) ever
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
torii; Shinto shrine archway
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
interested person; volunteer; supporter
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
ad; advertisement; address
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
management; administration; operation