older brother; elder brother
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
such; like that; that sort of; very
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to serve; to work for; to attend
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
family; relatives; dependents; household
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
vocal sound; tone of voice
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
of course; certainly; naturally
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
older brother and younger sister