older brother and younger sister
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to crouch; to squat; to cower
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter