brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to put one's strength into
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
marriage between partners of very different ages; May-December marriage
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
gem; jewel; precious stone
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
fall; drop; descent; coming down
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
phantom; vision; illusion
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
the more one looks (at it) the more...
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
stale; hackneyed; cliched
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to check; to stop; to keep back
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
undressed concrete; unfaced concrete; (golf) driving range