older brother and younger sister
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
use; utilization; utilisation; application
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
investment; contribution; financing
to employ; to hire; to engage
growth period (in children)
growing child's hearty appetite
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
experiment; experimentation
both (people); the two of them
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health