to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
prospects of victory; chances of success
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
from the beginning; from scratch
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)