joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
older brother; elder brother
tag (children's game); tig
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
casting; cast-metal object
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
rational; reasonable; logical
expressing one's mind; speaking out
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
to grant someone's request
up until now; as recently as the present
updating a software version; version upgrade; upgrading
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
journal; magazine; periodical
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
even so; anyhow; at any rate
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing