to reach; to get to; to arrive at
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to throw into; to toss into
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to spit out; to eject; to dump
how many years; how long; what year
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to appease; to suppress; to calm
older brother; elder brother
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to read the situation; to sense the mood
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
blood relationship; blood relative
family; members of a family
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
honor; honour; credit; prestige
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit