to break the silence; to break one's silence
ill will; malice; evil intent
steady advance; carrying all before one
the past is the past; let bygones be bygones
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
older brother and younger sister
narrow margin; slim margin
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
to be plump; to be chubby
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
a real man would (shut up and) ...
boisterously; roughly; briskly
rather; sooner; preferably
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
how; in what way; I wonder
to summon courage; to be brave
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to half-rise to one's feet
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
on one hand; on the other hand
one's predestined length of life; destiny; fate
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
to step forward; to volunteer
ex post facto report; report after the event
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to stare back at; to look back at
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far