elder sister; effeminate man
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
pleasant sound; pleasing sound; crack (of a baseball bat); (pleasant) roar (of an engine)
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
leaving on time (e.g. as opposed to paid or unpaid overtime)
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
you could say that; that might be so
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
(Japanese-style) living room
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
aura of a sword; spirit of a sword
to surge (water or waves)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
rare (or peculiar) animal
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)