siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
close; intimate; on good terms
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
in comparison to; rather than
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
impossible; unlikely; improbable
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
beyond one's means or position
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
in that way; thus; so; so?
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
imagination; supposition; guess