older brother and younger sister
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
bolt from the blue; great surprise
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
regulation; adjustment; control
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be surprised; to be astonished
curiosity; rare item; rarity; rare opportunity which could be beneficial
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by