ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
older brother; elder brother
to make merry; to be festive
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
shopping; purchased goods
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
depiction; description; portrayal
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
... years old; age (of) ...
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
two persons; two people; pair; couple
like many others; being no exception; just like everyone else; as is usual with; in common with
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
to leave as it is; to defer
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red