elder sister; older female friend
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to have a relationship; to have relations
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to go out and away; to leave
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
sentiment; sentimentality
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
at that time; in those days
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
too much; excessively; too
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
individual; private person; personal; private
use; utilization; utilisation; application
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)