(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
elder sister; older female friend
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
being too late; losing one's final chance
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
magic sword; cursed sword
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
for one person; made for one person
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
time in; making a move immediately (in a timed game of shogi, go, etc.)
emergency evacuation site (typically outdoors); refuge shelter