older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
imprisonment; incarceration
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
document; official papers
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
results; record; grades; marks
debt collector; bill collector; repo man
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
difficult to ...; hard to ...
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to amuse oneself; to make merry
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
written guarantee; guarantee letter; warranty; warranty card
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
publication of results; announcement of results
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank