(brother and sister) born of a different mother
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
to thrust before; to thrust at
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
this for sure; certainly is
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
such; like that; in that way
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing