older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
good humour (humor); good mood
travelling alone; solitary journey
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
righteye flounder (any fish of family Pleuronectidae)
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
human relations; personal relationships
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
use; utilization; utilisation; application
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
commercial (TV or radio advertisement); commercial
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
firm; unshakeable; resolute
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses