sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
history; pedigree; lineage
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
bringing; taking; carrying
return slot (for coins in a vending machine); drop-off point (for dirty dishes at a restaurant)
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
these guys; these fellows
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
(special) correspondent (e.g. for a newspaper); representative; delegate
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
killing and wounding; bloodshed
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity