life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
older brother and younger sister
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to peel; to skin; to pare
to put one's hand on; to touch
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
burlesque; low comedy; farce
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
the early bird gets the worm
every evening; every night
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
parent-child relationship
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away