older brother; elder brother
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
at that time; in those days
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
dark (color); concentrated; thick
older brother and younger sister
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
(bulge of one's) biceps; zeal; effort; enthusiasm
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to have meaning; to be meaningful
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.