elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
distinction; differentiation; classification
treatment as a guest; guest
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
sewing; needlework; embroidery
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
lineage; pedigree; family line
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
one's daily life; condition; well-being; standing and sitting; movements
household economy; housekeeping; homemaking
admiration; wonder; astonishment
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
(ornamental) tip of a scabbard; bottom of a bargeboard or cantilever
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
dark; not understood; unknown
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
to serve; to work for; to attend
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
polite; courteous; hospitable
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
slightly; a little; barely; narrowly; only; just
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...