older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
unappealing; uninteresting; lacking charm
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to badger; to pester; to beg
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
present; gift; to give a present or gift
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
hickey; hickie; love bite; kiss mark; lipstick mark
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
it's not like; it isn't as if
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
(passenger) car; automobile
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to be born; to come into the world
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)