half-sibling (by a different father); uterine sibling; maternal half-sibling; half-brother; half-sister
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
older brother and younger sister
to die; (lit.) to become earth
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
early detection (of an illness)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
abundant harvest; bumper crop
river; stream; River; the ... river
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; (public) hearing
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
telecommunications; correspondence
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
village headman; village mayor
in person; personally; directly
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments