older sister and younger brother
to look young; to seem young
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
greeting; a fine thing to say
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
Japanese person; Japanese people
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to apologize; to apologise
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hot topic; talk of the town
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
to spread; to be propagated
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how