older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
(someone else's) daughter
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
magistrate; shogunate administrator
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
sales message; sales copy
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing