serious look (on one's face); straight face
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
one's house; one's home; one's family
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to give directions; to issue instructions
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to stand by; to be on standby
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
surname; family name; last name
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
narrow; thin (sized); slender
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to employ; to hire; to charter
employer's house; master's house
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
reason; cause; circumstances
please be careful; please take care
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to talk; to chat; to chatter
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness