older brother and younger sister
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
news programme; news program
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
critic; reviewer; commentator
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to complain; to lodge a complaint
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
senior high school; high school
second-year student; biennial
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
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)
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
father; dad; husband; you; he
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to ask; to enquire; to query
together; at the same time; same; identical
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with