critical year in one's life; inauspicious year
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
if so; in that case; in that situation
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
contract; compact; agreement
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
very much; exceedingly; extremely
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
damage; injury; defamation; harm
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
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)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to be too late; to be too slow
stewardess; (female) flight attendant
creation; Creation (by God)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
sake sold in a cup rather than a bottle; drinking sake from a regular-size cup rather than from a small sake cup
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
just the other day; quite recently
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
taste; palate; sense of taste
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely