orphan; person without friends
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
trial; judgement; judgment
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
property; fortune; assets
property; fortune; means; assets
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
that day; the very same day
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
just one person; only one
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
a person without a single relative
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own