younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
image; figure; figure; form; image
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
pose (in kabuki); posture
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
sickly; delicate constitution
from the viewpoint of; according to
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to leave this world; to die
older brother; elder brother
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
craving; longing; thirsting
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
longing for; burning desire
expressing one's mind; speaking out
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
match; game; bout; contest
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on