ability; capability; skill
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
older brother; elder brother
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
falling in love; attachment
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
hard worker; hardworking person
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
outside of; not covered by
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
independent state; independent nation
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
column shape; cylinder; columnar
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
big breasts; big boobs; boing; sproing; pow
interest; appeal; attraction; fun