older brother; elder brother
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
(feeling of) tightness in the chest
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to harm; to cause harm to
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to collect information; to gather knowledge
to shout (in anger); to yell
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
one by one; one each; one at a time
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
power; authority; jurisdiction
to entrust; to leave to a person
trusting too much; overestimating ability
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
via; through; by doing; by means of; using