older brother; elder brother
another family; another house
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
hands-on learning; on-the-job training; experiential learning; learning by doing
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to happen to hear; to overhear
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
one's principal residence; main home
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to taste; to try (food or drink)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to be opposite; to face each other
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
in the end; at the end of the day
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
nature; property; disposition