older sister; elder sister
attendance; presence; appearance
(some) more; even more; longer; further
almost; roughly; approximately
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
grasp; catch; understanding
by means of; due to; because of; according to
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
outside the country; abroad
attendance; participation; presence
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
last night; yesterday evening
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
originally; by nature; from the start
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour