relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
older brother and younger sister
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
perfect; complete; flawless
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
to manage something successfully; to be successful
periodic; regular; routine
letter; missive; note; mail
to indicate; to show; to point to
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
hostility; animosity; enmity
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial